Patents by Inventor Jess Kimball

Jess Kimball 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).

  • Patent number: 11234998
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Tricol Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Publication number: 20200360419
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Patent number: 10632143
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Tricol Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180169134
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Patent number: 9925210
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Tricol Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Patent number: 9578926
    Abstract: Described is a tightening device for automatically tightening a lace. The tightening device includes a housing with a power source and a pair of motors. A pair of planetary gear boxes are connected with the motors. A pair of spools are connected with the gear boxes. Laces are wound around the spools such that activation of the motors causes rotation of the spools. The housing can be attached with or otherwise incorporated into the tongue of a shoe, such that the laces are operable as shoe laces. Thus, when a user activates the motors, the laces are wound around the spools to automatically tighten the shoe laces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: VIBRALABS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jepthah Alt, Jesse Kimball
  • Patent number: 9204690
    Abstract: Described is a device for automatically tying and untying shoe laces. The device includes a gear box for positioning with the tongue of a shoe, the gear box having pulleys around which laces can be wound. A motor is included in the gear box for selectively turning the pulleys to wind and unwind the laces. Controls accessible via the tongue of a shoe are provided for activating the motor. The laces are included for winding through lace holes of the shoe and around the pulleys. To prevent snagging and provide for smooth operation of the laces, the laces are formed of a plastic cable with a lacing sleeve wrapped around the plastic cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Jepthah Alt, Jesse Kimball
  • Publication number: 20150250268
    Abstract: Described is a tightening device for automatically tightening a lace. The tightening device includes a housing with a power source and a pair of motors. A pair of planetary gear boxes are connected with the motors. A pair of spools are connected with the gear boxes. Laces are wound around the spools such that activation of the motors causes rotation of the spools. The housing can be attached with or otherwise incorporated into the tongue of a shoe, such that the laces are operable as shoe laces. Thus, when a user activates the motors, the laces are wound around the spools to automatically tighten the shoe laces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jepthah Alt, Jesse Kimball
  • Publication number: 20150216894
    Abstract: The present invention comprises chitosan materials and methods of using carbonic acid for aqueous solubilization of neutralized or pre-treated chitosan gels and provides, among other things, substantially acid salt free composition native final forms without requiring subsequent acid salt elution. The invention includes chitosan-based solid and semi-solid material forms, optionally reinforced with chitosan fibers, such as powders, fibers, films, matrices, sponges, implants, scaffolds, fillers, and hydrogels. Native final forms are produced from chitosan powder solubilized in an aqueous acidic solution, processed to form a high pH hydrated chitosan gel precipitate material that is then neutralized by water washing and re-solubilized substantially to chitosan solution using carbonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Simon McCarthy, Barbara McGrath, Sam Kuhn, Jess Kimball, Michael Stolten, Amanda Bennett
  • Publication number: 20110111012
    Abstract: Wound dressing assemblies and methods of producing the wound dressing assemblies. The wound dressing assemblies various comprise individual layers of nanomaterials that have been formed according to an electrospinning process. Each of the layers can have different characteristics and qualities. The invention also provides guidance in selecting materials to form a wound dressing assembly, as well as possible adaptations to the electrospinning process to provide different characteristics for particular materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Clinton B. Pepper, Simon McCarthy, Keith Real, Jess Kimball, Jana Ruzickova, Jana Svobodova, Lucia Silovska, Jitka Vankova, Jiri Machat, Radim Dvorak
  • Publication number: 20090130186
    Abstract: Silver nanoparticles are mixed with a chitosan solution, to form a chitosan/silver nanoparticle dispersion, which is then subjected to a freeze-drying process, to form a chitosan/silver nanoparticle matrix suitable for use as a wound dressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Simon J. McCarthy, Jess Kimball
  • Publication number: 20070105237
    Abstract: A lateral flow test strip for the analysis of a sample featuring numerous capture zones arranged in an array such that each capture zone is substantially equidistant from the sample containing area. The sample does not pass through another capture zone to reach any one of the other capture zones. The capture zones are preferably arranged in a linear array perpendicular to the flow of the sample through the lateral flow test strip. The lateral flow test strip allows for an increased number of simultaneous analyses of numerous analytes from one sample to occur on one lateral flow test strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: OraSure Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Corstjens, Keith Kardos, R. Niedbala, Hans Tanke, Michel Zuiderwijk, Hans Feindt, Vijay Mokkapati, Jess Kimball