Patents by Inventor Matt Skinner

Matt Skinner 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).

  • Surface modification for dialysis catheters
    Patent number: 9795762
    Abstract: Catheters and a method of preparation thereof, the catheter comprising a catheter body, a juncture hub, extension lines and connectors, the catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, a tip region having a length of 10 cm measured from the distal end of the catheter body, and at least two lumen, each of the catheter body lumen having a proximal end, a distal end, a Lumen Aspect Ratio of at least 3:1, and an intraluminal surface, the distal ends of the at least two catheter body lumen being (i) non-coterminus or (ii) laser-cut, the exterior surface of the catheter body in the tip region or the intraluminal surface of the two catheter body lumen comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer having an Average Dry Thickness of at least about 50 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Bouchard, Zheng Zhang, Jun Li, Matt Skinner, Laurence Roth, Douglas Weaver, Eric W. Marchese, Robert Reed, Chad Huval, Christopher R. Loose
  • REDOX PROCESSES FOR CONTACT LENS MODIFICATION
    Publication number: 20160146974
    Abstract: Medical devices having a wettable, biocompatible surface are described herein. Processes for producing such devices are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: ZHENG ZHANG, JUN LI, MATT SKINNER, CHRISTOPHER R. LOOSE, ARTHUR J. COURY
  • Redox processes for contact lens modification
    Patent number: 9120119
    Abstract: Medical devices having a wettable, biocompatible surface are described herein. Processes for producing such devices are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SEMPRUS BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zheng Zhang, Jun Li, Matt Skinner, Christopher R. Loose, Arthur J. Coury
  • Surface modified contact lenses
    Patent number: 9004682
    Abstract: Medical devices having a wettable, biocompatible surface are described herein. Processes for producing such devices are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Semprus Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng Zhang, Alonzo Cook, Karen Ann Schultz, Jun Li, Matt Skinner, B. Andre′ Weinstock, Linda M. Guiney, Hao Wang, Christopher R. Loose, Arthur Coury
  • Imbibing process for contact lens surface modification
    Patent number: 9006359
    Abstract: Medical devices having a wettable, biocompatible surface are described herein. Processes for producing such devices are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Semprus Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng Zhang, Karen Ann Schultz, Matt Skinner, Christopher R. Loose