Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Scoles

Kevin J. Scoles 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).

  • Biocompatible electrode and use in orthodontic electroosteogenesis
    Patent number: 4854865
    Abstract: An improved method of orthondontic electroosteogenesis comprises providing a biocompatible anode having a noble metal portion in engagement with an electrolytic gel portion comprising agarose and an electrolyte, where the anode gel portion is in engagement with epithelial gingiva at an area of osteoclastic or osteoblastic activity, and a biocompatible cathode having a noble metal portion in engagement with an electrolytic gel portion comprising agarose, an electrolyte, and a weak, biocompatible acid, where the cathode gel portion is in engagement with epithelial gingiva at an area of osteoblastic or osteoclastic activity. Electric current is then applied across the anode and cathode to stimulate osteogenesis. The invention also comprises biocompatible electrodes for electric stimulation of tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Richard B. Beard, Saleem Hasan, Kevin J. Scoles, Banu Onaral