Patents by Inventor Martin E. Schmieg

Martin E. Schmieg 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).

  • Patent number: 11911090
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to electrical energy. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Publication number: 20230165622
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for removing a tattoo from a subject's skin by application of a cold plasma that is delivered via a liquid-gas mixture. The plasma can be delivered in the form of gas bubbles, in which at least a portion of gas is in the form of a plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Publication number: 20230000538
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Patent number: 11490947
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for removing a tattoo from a subject's skin by application of a cold plasma that is delivered via a liquid-gas mixture. The plasma can be delivered in the form of gas bubbles, in which at least a portion of gas is in the form of a plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Patent number: 11439453
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Clear Intradermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Publication number: 20220151698
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for removing a tattoo from a subject's skin by application of radiation to a target region of a subject's tattooed dermis, mobilization of tattoo ink particles, and extraction of the tattoo ink particles from the tattooed dermis. In certain embodiments, the invention can further include induction of a plasma, e.g., a cold atmospheric plasma, at the target region to assist in the degradation, dislodgement and/or mobilization of the tattoo ink particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Patent number: 11105795
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for simulating a dermal compartment of skin are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods of producing such a skin model include the steps of admixing a collagenous protein source, a blood protein source, and dermal cells in an aqueous carrier, and then allowing the resulting mixture to solidify to produce a gel. In one technique, at least a portion of the mixture, e.g., the collagenous protein source is first heated and then cooled to induce gelation. For example, the mixture can be heated to at least 50 degrees C. and then cooled to temperature below 5 degrees C. to induce gelation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ClearIt, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Publication number: 20200352620
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for removing a tattoo from a subject's skin by application of a cold plasma that is delivered via a liquid-gas mixture. The plasma can be delivered in the form of gas bubbles, in which at least a portion of gas is in the form of a plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Publication number: 20200305950
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Patent number: 10716611
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ClearIt, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Publication number: 20200197078
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to electrical energy while activating a kinetic applicator that causes an active tip of an electrode applying the electrical energy to move within the dermis, whereby the tattoo will be degraded by the combined application of energy and tip movement. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Publication number: 20200197077
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to electrical energy. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Publication number: 20200116704
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for simulating a dermal compartment of skin are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods of producing such a skin model include the steps of admixing a collagenous protein source, a blood protein source, and dermal cells in an aqueous carrier, and then allowing the resulting mixture to solidify to produce a gel. In one technique, at least a portion of the mixture, e.g., the collagenous protein source is first heated and then cooled to induce gelation. For example, the mixture can be heated to at least 50 degrees C. and then cooled to temperature below 5 degrees C. to induce gelation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg
  • Publication number: 20160331439
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: James W. Winkelman, Martin E. Schmieg