Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Haworth

Kevin J. Haworth 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).

  • Scavenging Dissolved Oxygen Via Acoustic Droplet Vaporization
    Publication number: 20200306178
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a patient for a condition characterized by an excess blood concentration of dissolved gas in at least one targeted region of the patient are provided. The method comprises administering a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon droplet emulsion into the blood of the patient; insonifying the at least one target region sufficient to achieve formation of microbubbles by droplet vaporization of at least a portion of the perfluorocarbon droplets present in the blood; whereby a concentration gradient favoring movement of gas molecules from the blood into the microbubbles is established for a time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kirthi Radhakrishnan, Christy K. Holland, Kevin J. Haworth
  • Scavenging dissolved oxygen via acoustic droplet vaporization
    Patent number: 10688039
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a patient for a condition characterized by an excess blood concentration of dissolved gas in at least one targeted region of the patient are provided. The method comprises administering a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon droplet emulsion into the blood of the patient; insonifying the at least one target region sufficient to achieve formation of microbubbles by droplet vaporization of at least a portion of the perfluorocarbon droplets present in the blood; whereby a concentration gradient favoring movement of gas molecules from the blood into the microbubbles is established for a time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Kirthi Radhakrishnan, Christy K. Holland, Kevin J. Haworth
  • Scavenging Dissolved Oxygen Via Acoustic Droplet Vaporization
    Publication number: 20180303750
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a patient for a condition characterized by an excess blood concentration of dissolved gas in at least one targeted region of the patient are provided. The method comprises administering a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon droplet emulsion into the blood of the patient; insonifying the at least one target region sufficient to achieve formation of microbubbles by droplet vaporization of at least a portion of the perfluorocarbon droplets present in the blood; whereby a concentration gradient favoring movement of gas molecules from the blood into the microbubbles is established for a time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Kirthi Radhakrishnan, Christy K. Holland, Kevin J. Haworth