Patents by Inventor Joseph S. ZAKHARI

Joseph S. ZAKHARI 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).

  • Spheroids including biologically-relevant materials and related methods
    Patent number: 11419962
    Abstract: A method of making a spheroid is provided that includes the step of providing a suspension having one or more biologically-relevant materials dispersed within a biocompatible medium. An amount of a hydrophilic material is deposited on a defined area of a super-hydrophobic surface, and a droplet of the suspension is bioprinted onto the hydrophilic material positioned on the super-hydrophobic to thereby create the spheroid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart K. Williams, Brian C. Gettler, Joseph S. Zakhari, Piyani S. Gandhi
  • SPHEROIDS INCLUDING BIOLOGICALLY-RELEVANT MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190381213
    Abstract: A method of making a spheroid is provided that includes the step of providing a suspension having one or more biologically-relevant materials dispersed within a biocompatible medium. An amount of a hydrophilic material is deposited on a defined area of a super-hydrophobic surface, and a droplet of the suspension is bioprinted onto the hydrophilic material positioned on the super-hydrophobic to thereby create the spheroid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart K. WILLIAMS, Brian C. GETTLER, Joseph S. ZAKHARI, Piyani S. GANDHI