Patents by Inventor John Mark Medley

John Mark Medley 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).

  • Compounds and methods for reducing the occurrence of post-surgical adhesions
    Patent number: 8580240
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for reducing the occurrence of a post-surgical adhesion are provided. The compounds can include acrylic acid groups and ethylene glycol groups, and can be directed to an area of damaged tissue by the incorporation of a fibrin targeting peptide. The compounds can further include a brush-like portion, capable of creating a steric barrier between a damaged tissue or organ and adjacent tissues or organs, and a targeting portion, capable of directing the compounds to a damaged tissue or organ. Methods of detecting damaged tissue and kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Dziubla, Eugene Kaplan, John Mark Medley, Jr.
  • Inkjet ink having yellow dye mixture
    Patent number: 7040746
    Abstract: An inkjet ink of exceptional overall color characteristics having about 4% by weight Direct Yellow 132 in acid form, about 1% by weight Acid Yellow 17 in acid form in water, also having a humectant, a penetrant and other generally known additives. The ink having chroma of at least about 108.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Helton McCain, John Mark Medley, Agnes Kam Zimmer