Patents by Inventor Marcus Atlas

Marcus Atlas 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).

  • SILK FIBROIN BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYURETHANE MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20230355839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. More particularly, the invention provides for compositions and methods for preparing silk fibroin biocompatible polyurethane membranes using a solvent, which have improved biodegradation, mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, Benjamin Allardyce, Rodney Dilley, Rangam Rajkhowa
  • Silk fibroin biocompatible polyurethane membranes
    Patent number: 11684695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. More particularly, the invention provides for compositions and methods for preparing silk fibroin biocompatible polyurethane membranes using a solvent, which have improved biodegradation, mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Ear Science Institute Australia, Deakin University
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, Benjamin Allardyce, Rodney Dilley, Rangam Rajkhowa
  • Silk fibroin glycerol membranes
    Patent number: 11365292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. The invention also provides for compositions and methods for preparing composite silk fibroin and glycerol membranes using formic acid, where the membranes have improved mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: Ear Science Institute Australia, Deakin University
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, Rodney Dilley, Benjamin Allardyce, Rangam Rajkhowa
  • IMPROVED SILK FIBROIN BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYURETHANE MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20200306411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. More particularly, the invention provides for compositions and methods for preparing silk fibroin biocompatible polyurethane membranes using a solvent, which have improved biodegradation, mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: Ear Science Institute Australia, Deakin University
    Inventors: Marcus ATLAS, Benjamin ALLARDYCE, Rodney DILLEY, Rangam RAJKHOWA
  • IMPROVED SILK FIBROIN GLYCEROL MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20190112432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. The invention also provides for compositions and methods for preparing composite silk fibroin and glycerol membranes using formic acid, where the membranes have improved mechanical and vibroacoustic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, Rodney Dilley, Benjamin Allardyce, Rangam Rajkhowa
  • Device for ear drum repair
    Patent number: 9763777
    Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: EAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, William Brett Robertson, Robert Jeffrey Marano, Sharon Leanne Redmond, Peter Luke Santa Maria, Brett Levin, Bing Mei Teh
  • DEVICE FOR EAR DRUM REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140303727
    Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: EAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Marcus Atlas, William Brett Robertson, Robert Jeffrey Marano, Sharon Leanne Redmond, Peter Luke Santa Maria, Brett Levin, Bing Mei Teh