Patents by Inventor Michael S Bennett

Michael S Bennett 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: 9228007
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant human progenitor cells, engineered human thymocytes, and engineered human T cells. The recombinant human progenitor cells are made by transducing a human hematopoietic stem cell with a vector having a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a human T cell receptor specific to a virus, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or an epitope thereof. The recombinant human progenitor cells differentiate and mature into the engineered human thymocytes and the engineered human T cells. Also disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting, reducing or treating a viral infection in a subject, such as a human subject, which comprises administering recombinant human progenitor cells, engineered human thymocytes, and/or engineered human T cells to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Scott G. Kitchen, Jerome A. Zack, Otto O. Yang, Michael S. Bennett, Balamurugan Arumugam
  • Publication number: 20150018835
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods that improve the placement of orthopedic components and/or instrumentation during surgery. In one particular embodiment, the systems, devices and methods provide drill guides that remove the need for three-handed placement of implant components and reduce complications of implant and fixation member placement. Also disclosed is a sheath with a rounded tip that engages a spherical recess of a patient matched cutting block to reduce the ability of the first fixation pin to communicate unintentional moment/torque to the patient matched instrument through a new articulation between the pin and the guide. Once the first fixation pin has been placed to secure the patient matched instrument to the bone, the effect of subsequent pins is greatly diminished. Subsequent pins may or may not also be decoupled rotationally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey J Shea, Brian W. McKinnon, Zachary C. Wilkinson, Michael S Bennett, Richard D. Lambert