Patents by Inventor JOANA S.B.T. MARIA

JOANA S.B.T. MARIA 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).

  • Drug delivery device having a cavity sealed by a pressurized membrane
    Patent number: 10940265
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bing Dang, John U. Knickerbocker, Joana S. B. T. Maria, Bucknell C. Webb, Steven L. Wright
  • Delivery device including reactive material for programmable discrete delivery of a substance
    Patent number: 10881788
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a cavity, a seal formed around the cavity, a lid coupled to the substrate by the seal, a reactive metal structure comprising a plurality of metal layers, wherein the reactive metal structure is a component of at least one of the substrate and the lid, a metal trace configured to initiate a self-propagating reaction between the plurality of metal layers of the reactive metal structure and release contents of the cavity, and a power supply configured to apply an electric current to the metal trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bing Dang, Gregory M Fritz, Eric P Lewandowski, Joana S. B. T. Maria, Bucknell C Webb, Steven L Wright
  • Drug Delivery Device Having A Cavity Sealed By A Pressurized Membrane
    Publication number: 20190290840
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: BING DANG, JOHN U. KNICKERBOCKER, JOANA S.B.T. MARIA, BUCKNELL C. WEBB, STEVEN L. WRIGHT
  • Drug delivery device having a cavity sealed by a pressurized membrane
    Patent number: 10314970
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bing Dang, John U. Knickerbocker, Joana S. B. T. Maria, Bucknell C. Webb, Steven L. Wright
  • Drug Delivery Device Having A Cavity Sealed By A Pressurized Membrane
    Publication number: 20180117245
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: BING DANG, JOHN U. KNICKERBOCKER, JOANA S.B.T. MARIA, BUCKNELL C. WEBB, STEVEN L. WRIGHT
  • Drug delivery device having a cavity sealed by a pressurized membrane
    Patent number: 9867932
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bing Dang, John U Knickerbocker, Joana S. B. T. Maria, Bucknell C Webb, Steven L Wright
  • Delivery Device Including Reactive Material For Programmable Discrete Delivery Of A Substance
    Publication number: 20170119960
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a cavity, a seal formed around the cavity, a lid coupled to the substrate by the seal, a reactive metal structure comprising a plurality of metal layers, wherein the reactive metal structure is a component of at least one of the substrate and the lid, a metal trace configured to initiate a self-propagating reaction between the plurality of metal layers of the reactive metal structure and release contents of the cavity, and a power supply configured to apply an electric current to the metal trace
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: BING DANG, GREGORY M. FRITZ, ERIC P. LEWANDOWSKI, JOANA S.B.T. MARIA, BUCKNELL C. WEBB, STEVEN L. WRIGHT
  • Drug Delivery Device Having A Cavity Sealed By A Pressurized Membrane
    Publication number: 20170119964
    Abstract: A digital biomedical device includes a substrate forming a reservoir, a membrane comprising a first layer and a second layer having a strain therebetween, the membrane sealing the reservoir, and a controller configured to activate the membrane and release at least a portion of the strain causing the membrane curl and open the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: BING DANG, JOHN U. KNICKERBOCKER, JOANA S.B.T. MARIA, BUCKNELL C. WEBB, STEVEN L WRIGHT