Patents by Inventor Marvin Martinez

Marvin Martinez 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).

  • Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers
    Patent number: 5431790
    Abstract: A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin and eye or as a superhydrated material for contact lenses, moist bandage contact lens, lens or corneal implant material, or as a drug delivery mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Anthony B. Nesburn, Michael Gorin, Marvin Martinez, M. Cristina Kenney, Ezra Maguen
  • Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers
    Patent number: 5294314
    Abstract: A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin and eye or as a superhydrated material for contact lenses, moist bandage contact lens, lens or corneal implant material, or as a drug delivery mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Anthony B. Nesburn, Michael Gorin, Marvin Martinez, M. Cristina Kenney, Ezra Maguen
  • Method of crosslinking amino acid containing polymers using photoactivatable chemical crosslinkers
    Patent number: 5024742
    Abstract: A method for molecularly crosslinking amino acid containing polymers by photoactivating chemical crosslinkers which have been combined with the polymers. Collagen crosslinked by this method can be used as a bioadhesive for sutureless closures of the skin and eye or as a superhydrated material for contact lenses, moist bandage contact lens, lens or corneal implant material, or as a drug delivery mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Anthony B. Nesburn, Michael Gorin, Marvin Martinez, M. Cristina Kenney, Ezra Maguen