Patents by Inventor John Cavicchia

John Cavicchia 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).

  • Thermoresponsive cell culture supports
    Patent number: 10550366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support including a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer includes at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex including: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further include medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • THERMORESPONSIVE CELL CULTURE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20170260497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support including a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer includes at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex including: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further include medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • Thermoresponsive cell culture supports
    Patent number: 9701939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex comprising: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further comprise medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang
  • THERMORESPONSIVE CELL CULTURE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20140193911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a thermoresponsive polymeric blend layer, wherein the polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter. The present invention further relates a method of making a cell culture complex comprising: providing a substrate; blending at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one network forming adhesion promoter to provide a polymeric blend; applying a thin film of said polymeric blend to the substrate to provide a polymeric blend layer on the substrate; curing the polymeric blend layer on the substrate to provide a cell culture support; and depositing cells onto said cell culture support, wherein the cells may optionally further comprise medium, to provide a cell culture complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Bi-Min Newby, Nikul Patel, John Cavicchia, Ge Zhang