Patents by Inventor Ira M. Herman

Ira M. Herman 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).

  • Publication number: 20240389931
    Abstract: A plurality of optical excitation ultraviolet light wavelength bands is scanned on a wound sample. The material sample exhibits optical spectral characteristics along the light wavelength spectrum. Excitation response wavelengths emitted by the wound sample are captured in response to the plurality of optical excitation ultraviolet light wavelength bands. The capturing is accomplished using an image sensor. Output values of a plurality of pixels of an image from the image sensor are measured. The image represents excitation response wavelengths captured by the image sensor. The measuring detects optical spectral characteristics of the wound sample, and the optical spectral characteristics are in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands. An output signature indicative of composition of a condition of the wound sample is provided, wherein the condition of the wound sample provides a metric of wound monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Precision Healing LLC
    Inventors: David B. Strasfeld, Ira M. Herman, W David Lee, Ryan Daniel Williams, Sean Madden
  • Patent number: 12053262
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include skin diagnostics using optical signatures. A plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands is scanned on a material sample, wherein the material sample exhibits optical spectral characteristics along the light wavelength spectrum. Excitation response wavelengths emitted by the material sample are captured in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands, wherein the capturing is accomplished using an imaging sensor. Output values of a plurality of pixels of an image from the imaging sensor are measured, wherein the image represents excitation response wavelengths captured by the imaging sensor, wherein the measuring detects optical spectral characteristics of the material sample, and wherein the optical spectral characteristics are in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Precision Healing LLC
    Inventors: David B Strasfeld, Ira M Herman, W David Lee, Ryan Daniel Williams, Sean P Madden
  • Publication number: 20240245346
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include image analysis using skin wound factors. One or more skin wound images are obtained for an individual. The skin wound images provide light spectrum information that includes fluorescence and reflectance characteristics. The light spectrum information includes infrared thermal characteristics. Processors are used to analyze the skin wound images to determine metrics for skin wound factors, based on the light spectrum information. The skin wound factors comprise infection, inflammation, granulation, topology, and epithelialization. An epithelialization metric is included in determining skin wound topology. The skin wound topology comprises wound area, wound volume, wound depth, wound shape, wound edge definition, or wound topography. An output indicative of biophysical skin wound status is generated. The output is based on the analyzing of the skin wound factors. The output is augmented, based on analysis of the infrared thermal characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Precision Healing, Inc.
    Inventors: David B Strasfeld, Ryan Daniel Williams, Ira M Herman, W David Lee
  • Publication number: 20240008807
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include wound care image analysis using light signatures. A light wavelength is excited on a material sample. The exciting enables capture of fluorescence characteristics of the material sample. The material sample exhibits fluorescence characteristics along the Red-Green-Blue light wavelength spectrum. The material sample is illuminated with at least three additional light wavelengths. The illuminating enables capture of reflectance characteristics of the material sample. The material sample exhibits reflectance characteristics along the Red-Green-Blue light wavelength spectrum. An output indicative of biophysical status of the material sample is generated. The output is based on analysis of the fluorescence characteristics and the reflectance characteristics. The analysis includes identifying a wound topology within the material sample. The wound topology is identified based on measurements in the wound sample. A thermal image of the material sample is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Precision Healing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Daniel Williams, David B. Strasfeld, Ira M. Herman, W. David Lee
  • Publication number: 20220154120
    Abstract: Devices and systems for cell culture analysis are provided. A device for cell culture analysis includes a first component comprising a receptacle configured to receive a cell culture insert having an apical surface and a basal surface and a second component. The device further includes an inlet port disposed at at least one of the first and second components and an outlet port disposed at at least one of the first and second components. The first component and second component are releasably couplable and configured to define a flow path from the inlet port to the outlet port when in a coupled state. The flow path is at least partially defined by a surface of the second component, and the first component is configured to expose the basal surface of the cell culture insert to the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Eno Essien Ebong, Ian Harding, Ira M. Herman, Abigail N. Koppes, Alex Caraballo, Nicholas O'Hare, Mark Vigliotti
  • Publication number: 20210231566
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include exudate analysis using optical signatures. Access to a tissue exudate sample is obtained, wherein the tissue exudate sample contains one or more analytes representing a state of the tissue. The one or more analytes are isolated from the exudate sample on a substrate. The exudate is transferred from the substrate to an immunoassay. The immunoassay is illuminated with photons, wherein the illuminating comprises a controlled photon exposure. The controlled photon exposure comprises ambient lighting and/or one or more fluorescence excitation light wavelength bands. Light emanating from the immunoassay is imaged, wherein the imaging captures intensities of light wavelengths across the light wavelength spectrum. The imaging captures reflected light and fluorescent emanating light. A signature for the one or more analytes is generated, based on analysis of the intensities that were imaged. The signature expresses a magnitude for each of the one or more analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Precision Healing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Daniel Williams, Ira M. Herman, W David Lee, David B. Strasfeld, Sean P. Madden
  • Publication number: 20210228083
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include skin diagnostics using optical signatures. A plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands is scanned on a material sample, wherein the material sample exhibits optical spectral characteristics along the light wavelength spectrum. Excitation response wavelengths emitted by the material sample are captured in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands, wherein the capturing is accomplished using an imaging sensor. Output values of a plurality of pixels of an image from the imaging sensor are measured, wherein the image represents excitation response wavelengths captured by the imaging sensor, wherein the measuring detects optical spectral characteristics of the material sample, and wherein the optical spectral characteristics are in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Precision Healing, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Strasfeld, Ira M. Herman, W. David Lee, Ryan Daniel Williams, Sean P. Madden
  • Patent number: 10485846
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds in a mammalian subject. Particularly, novel bioactive polypeptides are provided that promote tissue repair and regeneration, including the activation of/stimulation of wound healing and wound closure, stimulate keratinocyte and endothelial cell motility and/or proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Ira M. Herman, Tatiana Demidova-Rice
  • Publication number: 20180339013
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds in a mammalian subject. Particularly, novel bioactive polypeptides are provided that promote tissue repair and regeneration, including the activation of/stimulation of wound healing and wound closure, stimulate keratinocyte and endothelial cell motility and/or proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventors: Ira M. Herman, Tatiana Demidova-Rice
  • Patent number: 10106588
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Publication number: 20160311872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: IRA M. HERMAN
  • Patent number: 9416161
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Publication number: 20150353612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Publication number: 20140371155
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Publication number: 20140371154
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Patent number: 8663617
    Abstract: The current invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds in a mammalian subject. Particularly, the invention relates to novel polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids that stimulate keratinocyte and endothelial cell motility and/or proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventor: Ira M Herman
  • Publication number: 20130316956
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: IRA M. HERMAN
  • Patent number: 8466106
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Patent number: 8357655
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds in a mammalian subject are provided. Particularly, novel polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids that stimulate keratinocyte and endothelial cell motility and/or proliferation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman
  • Publication number: 20120178901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventor: Ira M. Herman