Patents by Inventor Mel Trousdale

Mel Trousdale 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).

  • Bioartificial lacrimal gland
    Patent number: 7547447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bioartificial lacrimal gland which contains at least one unit that includes (a) a permeable housing having an interior and an exterior; (b) an outlet connecting the housing interior to the housing exterior; and (c) a population of lacrimal epithelial cells within the housing interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignees: Doheny Eye Institute, The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Samuel C. Yiu, Austin K. Mircheff, Ronald E. Smith, Jean Jacob, Mel Trousdale
  • Bioartificial lacrimal gland
    Publication number: 20060104957
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bioartificial lacrimal gland which contains at least one unit that includes (a) a permeable housing having an interior and an exterior; (b) an outlet connecting the housing interior to the housing exterior; and (c) a population of lacrimal epithelial cells within the housing interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Samuel Yiu, Austin Mircheff, Ronald Smith, Jean Jacob, Mel Trousdale