Patents by Inventor Jose I. Rey

Jose I. Rey 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).

  • Passive electric field focus system for in vivo and in vitro applications
    Patent number: 9486626
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jose I. Rey, Richard Gilbert, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Heller
  • PASSIVE ELECTRIC FIELD FOCUS SYSTEM FOR IN VIVO AND IN VITRO APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20150209582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Jose I. Rey, Richard Gilbert, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Heller
  • Passive electric field focus system for in vivo and in vitro applications
    Patent number: 9014800
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jose I. Rey, Richard Gilbert, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Heller
  • Method and device for anesthesiology measurement and control
    Patent number: 8914102
    Abstract: Cell or tissue permeability to electrical signals can be used to determine the depth of anesthesia of a patient. A method and device is presented to measure, record and control the effects of anesthesia or analgesics on humans and/or animals. Based on impedance values of tissues measured at single, multiple, or a domain of frequencies, the system detects tissue permeability alterations as determined by electromagnetic, impedance, and/or dielectric spectroscopy. The system measures the permeability of tissues to electrical signals and correlates these values to the depth of anesthesia or sedation level of a certain tissue or individual. This method and device can be used to measure the effects of anesthesia or analgesic for either local or systemic administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jose I. Rey, Richard J. Connolly, John Anthony Llewellyn, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Gilbert
  • Passive Electric Field Focus System for In Vivo and In Vitro Applications
    Publication number: 20090131994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Jose I. Rey, Richard Gilbert, Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Heller