Patents by Inventor Kenneth Andrew Barbee

Kenneth Andrew Barbee 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).

  • Magnetically-Controllable Delivery System for Therapeutic Agents
    Publication number: 20150112299
    Abstract: A magnetic delivery system for delivering a magnetizable particle to a location in a body, the device includes a magnetizable object implanted in the body, wherein the magnetizable object includes a plurality of segments distributed throughout the magnetizable object and wherein the segments are configured to provide a magnetic gradient for attracting the magnetizable particle and an external source of a magnetic field capable of (i) magnetizing the magnetizable particle and (ii) increasing a degree of magnetization of the magnetizable object and thereby creating the magnetic gradient. A drug delivery system including the magnetic delivery system and a magnetizable particle associated with a therapeutic agent and/or a cell. A cell delivery system based on the magnetic delivery system and a magnetizable particle associated with a cell. A method of using the magnetic delivery system for delivery of a therapeutic agent and/or a cell to a targeted location in a body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Drexel University
    Inventors: Zachary Graham Forbes, Benjamin Biron Yellen, Kenneth Andrew Barbee, Gennady Friendman
  • Magnetically-controllable delivery system for therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 8900293
    Abstract: A magnetic delivery system for delivering a magnetizable particle to a location in a body, the device includes a magnetizable object implanted in the body, wherein the magnetizable object includes a plurality of segments distributed throughout the magnetizable object and wherein the segments are configured to provide a magnetic gradient for attracting the magnetizable particle and an external source of a magnetic field capable of (i) magnetizing the magnetizable particle and (ii) increasing a degree of magnetization of the magnetizable object and thereby creating the magnetic gradient. A drug delivery system including the magnetic delivery system and a magnetizable particle associated with a therapeutic agent and/or a cell. A cell delivery system based on the magnetic delivery system and a magnetizable particle associated with a cell. A method of using the magnetic delivery system for delivery of a therapeutic agent and/or a cell to a targeted location in a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Zachary Graham Forbes, Benjamin Biron Yellen, Kenneth Andrew Barbee, Gennady Friedman