Patents by Inventor Laura Maher

Laura Maher 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).

  • Patent number: 12478708
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Patent number: 12403214
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Patent number: 12343435
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Publication number: 20220265893
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Publication number: 20220184269
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Publication number: 20190351095
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo
  • Publication number: 20190351094
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a wound care device which contains capillary force one-way pumps that are capable of transporting fluid, such as wound exudate, away from a wound site to the opposite side of the wound care device, which functions as a segregated fluid reservoir. This fluid transport mechanism generally aids in reducing wound maceration by removing excess wound fluid and the protease enzymes and infectious bacteria contained within the wound fluid. The wound care device performs this function, often times for multiple days, without the loss of the physical integrity of the wound care device. In addition to providing a uni-directional fluid transport mechanism, the wound care device contains a perforated adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Maher, Matthew I. Foote, Gregory A. Satterfield, Rajib Mondal, Cristina M. Acevedo