Patents by Inventor Henk J. Meijer

Henk J. Meijer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of starch and starch derivatives as filler material in prostheses
    Patent number: 5571183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reconstructive prosthesis, for instance a breast prosthesis, comprising a container of a flexible, non-absorbable material, containing a filler material, wherein the filler material is an aqueous solution of a non-retrograding cross-linked starch or starch derivative. Preferably, the starch and/or starch derivative is cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Cooperatieve Verkoop - En Productievereniging Van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten Avebe B.A.
    Inventors: Farid Kazem, Ido P. Bleeker, Henk J. Meijer