Patents by Inventor Luc Mespreuve

Luc Mespreuve 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).

  • Systems and methods for collecting plasma that is free or virtually free of cellular blood species
    Patent number: 6669905
    Abstract: Systems and methods treat plasma by separating targeted blood cell species such as red blood cells and platelets from the plasma by filtration through hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Marie Mathias, Agneta Blom, Luc Mespreuve, Daniel Vandendaul, Jean-Marc Payrat
  • Blood filters, blood collection and processing systems, and methods therefore
    Publication number: 20030209479
    Abstract: A blood collection system has a container for holding blood and a filter communicating with the container, mutually arranged for handling as a unit. The filter (20) contains a fibrous filter medium (28) housed within two flexible sheets (32, 34) of plastic. A first seal (36) joins the sheets (32, 34) directly to the filter medium (28) inboard of the peripheral edge (40) of the filter medium (28), and a second seal (38) joins the sheets (32, 34) outboard of the peripheral edge (40) of the filter medium (28). A region (42) of the filter medium (28) extends between the first and second seals (36, 38) to cushion contact with the filter housing during handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel R Lynn, Allen R Wons, Luc Mespreuve, Daniel Vandendaul, Gregory Soudant, Tat C Mui, Daniel M Karlovsky, Randy Murphey, Daryl R Calhoun, Shin-Ichiroh Oka, Michihiro Tsuji