Patents by Inventor Ingra Mannhardt

Ingra Mannhardt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for measuring contraction characteristics of engineered heart tissue constructs
    Patent number: 10172712
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a novel method for measuring contraction characteristics of engineered heart tissue constructs (16) which is based on the mechanical coupling of the construct (16) to a support element (8) which comprises or is mechanically coupled to a piezoelectric element (10). An apparatus (1) for carrying out the method of the invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
    Inventors: Thomas Eschenhagen, Ingra Mannhardt, Jörg Müller, Christoph Warncke, Jördis Weiser