Patents by Inventor Jacques Marie René Jan Huyghe

Jacques Marie René Jan Huyghe 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).

  • Prosthesis made of a fibre-reinforced hydrogel, method of manufacturing the prosthesis and use thereof
    Patent number: 8142506
    Abstract: The present application relates to a prosthesis comprising a flexible portion (1) and at least one less flexible portion (2), which flexible portion comprises a fiber-reinforced hydrogel. In addition to that, the application relates to a prosthesis consisting of a fiber-reinforced hydrogel, which prosthesis is intended to replace cartilaginous materials. The application further relates to the use of the prosthesis and to a method for manufacturing the prosthesis. The application furthermore relates to a method of preparing the flexible portion for a prosthesis. Finally, the application relates to a fiber material apparently intended for use in the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
    Inventors: Jacques Marie René Jan Huyghe, Corrinus Cornelis Van Donkelaar, Marcellus Wilhelmus Wijlaars, Gijsbertus Jacob Verkerke, Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp, Albert Gerrit Veldhuizen