Patents by Inventor Marcus A. Brown

Marcus A. Brown 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: 20250213353
    Abstract: Ossicular prostheses, and methods for producing such, are disclosed for treatment of middle ear damage caused by a malady of the middle ear such as cholesteatoma. The ossicular prostheses comprises a strut component attached to a disc via a rigid or flexible connecting joint. The strut is attachable to a head or footplate of a subject's stapes. The disc is attachable to the subject's existing tympanic membrane, or, alternatively, to an artificial tympanic membrane graft. In some embodiments, a scaffold is used to support the ossicular prosthesis and the tympanic membrane graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Rong Z. Gan, Marcus A. Brown, Betty Tsai Do
  • Patent number: 12279947
    Abstract: Ossicular prostheses, and methods for producing such, are disclosed for treatment of middle ear damage caused by a malady of the middle ear such as cholesteatoma. The ossicular prostheses comprises a strut component attached to a disc via a rigid or flexible connecting joint. The strut is attachable to a head or footplate of a subject's stapes. The disc is attachable to the subject's existing tympanic membrane, or, alternatively, to an artificial tympanic membrane graft. In some embodiments, a scaffold is used to support the ossicular prosthesis and the tympanic membrane graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Rong Z. Gan, Betty Tsai Do, Marcus A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20200246135
    Abstract: Ossicular prostheses, and methods for producing such, are disclosed for treatment of middle ear damage caused by a malady of the middle ear such as cholesteatoma. The ossicular prostheses comprises a strut component attached to a disc via a rigid or flexible connecting joint. The strut is attachable to a head or footplate of a subject's stapes. The disc is attachable to the subject's existing tympanic membrane, or, alternatively, to an artificial tympanic membrane graft. In some embodiments, a scaffold is used to support the ossicular prosthesis and the tympanic membrane graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Rong Z. Gan, Betty Tsai Do, Marcus A. Brown
  • Patent number: D294560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Inventors: Marcus A. Brown, Thomas E. Leonard