Patents by Inventor Kurt W. Saupe

Kurt W. Saupe 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).

  • Publication number: 20180353646
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe
  • Patent number: 10039860
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe
  • Patent number: 9744265
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe
  • Publication number: 20160220732
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe
  • Publication number: 20140328916
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe
  • Publication number: 20130059006
    Abstract: A bioscaffold made from an isolated cardiac fibroblast-derived 3-dimensional extracellular matrix (ECM) is disclosed. The bioscaffold can be used as an epicardial patch for the delivery of therapeutic cells into myocardial tissue. Methods of making the 3-dimensional extracellular matrix using cultured cardiac fibroblasts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric G. Schmuck, Kurt W. Saupe