Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Wenke

Joseph C. Wenke 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).

  • Publication number: 20150182667
    Abstract: Embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter provide composites that comprise a tissue graft and a biofilm dispersal agent. The tissue graft can be bone tissue graft, a soft tissue graft, or the like. In specific embodiments the tissue graft is a polyurethane graft and in other embodiments the tissue graft is bone particles, such as demineralized bone matrix. The biofilm dispersal agent can be one or more D-amino acids. The presently-disclosed subject matter further includes methods for treating tissue of a subject that comprise administering the present composites as well as methods for manufacturing the present composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Scott A. Guelcher, Joseph C. Wenke, Carlos C. Sanchez, Jr., Kevin S. Akers, Chad A. Kruger, Edna M. Prieto, Katarzyna Zienkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20110236501
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyurethane scaffold, comprising at least one polyisocyante, polyisocyanate prepolymer, or both, at least one polyester polyol, at least one catalyst, wherein the density of said scaffold is from about 50 to about 250 kg m-3 and the porosity of the scaffold is greater than about 70 (vol %) and at least 50% of the pores are interconnected with another pore, and wherein the scaffold incorporates at least one biologically active component in powder form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Scott A. Guelcher, Bing Li, Andrea E. Hafeman, Joseph C. Wenke, Kate V. Brown