Patents by Inventor Marla R. Emery

Marla R. Emery 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).

  • Masking method for coating a microneedle array
    Patent number: 7846488
    Abstract: A method of coating a microneedle array comprising: providing a microneedle array having a substrate and at least one needle; providing a removable masking layer on the microneedle array such that the substrate is at least partially covered by the masking layer and the at least one needle remains at least partially exposed; and applying a coating material to at least a portion of the exposed portion of the microneedle array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter R. Johnson, Marla R. Emery, James T. Wolter, Jennifer E. Raeder-Devens, Daniel C. Duan, Moses M. David, Hye-Ok Choi