Patents by Inventor Louis A. Pirone

Louis A. Pirone 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).

  • Method and composition for absorbing wound fluids
    Patent number: 6270794
    Abstract: An absorbent wound filler having high capacity for absorbing wound exudate comprising a polymeric matrix having absorbing powders dispersed within the matrix and method of treating an exudating wound by applying the wound filler to the wound. The absorbing powders contain sodium calcium alginates and also may contain cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose, absorbent polyacrylates and water soluble hydrocolloids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Rodolfo D. Cilento, Laura Lee Bolton, Louis A. Pirone