Patents by Inventor Kenneth Dormer

Kenneth Dormer 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).

  • Device and methods for directing agents to the middle ear and the inner ear
    Patent number: 10576295
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for pushing an active agent into a patient's ear via the device. The agent can be pushed to a treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Benjamin Shapiro, Didier A Depireux, Kenneth Dormer, Isaac B Rutel
  • DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING AGENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAR AND THE INNER EAR
    Publication number: 20140073835
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for pushing an active agent into a patient's ear via the device. The agent can be pushed to a treatment site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Benjamin Shapiro, Didier A. Depireux, Kenneth Dormer, Isaac B. Rutel
  • Delivery of bioactive substances to target cells
    Publication number: 20050271732
    Abstract: A system for introducing a bioactive substance into a target cell within a body. The bioactive substance is transported to the target cell using a superparamagnetic nanoparticle and a controllable magnetic field generator that is capable of moving the nanoparticle to the target cell through the body in three dimensions. The nanoparticle may be covered with a biocompatible shell that forms a covalent bond with the bioactive substance. In an alternative embodiment, the bioactive substance and a plurality of nanoparticles are supported by a bioerodable matrix that forms a nanosphere. The nanosphere may be moved into the target cell using an external magnetic field that is controllable to move the nanosphere in three dimensions through the body and the bioactive substance is released from the nanosphere once inside the target cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Seeney, Kenneth Dormer, Richard Kopke