Patents by Inventor Pamela J. Weathers

Pamela J. Weathers 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).

  • PLANT AND FUNGI MICROPROPAGATION METHODS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREBY
    Publication number: 20140026260
    Abstract: Methods for micropropagation of plant or fungal material within a plant bioreactor by attachment of the plant or fungal material to a positively-charged polymer-coated support structure and placement of the support structure within a growth chamber of the bioreactor are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Pamela J. Weathers
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PARASITIC DISEASE
    Publication number: 20130137759
    Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for treatment of parasitic diseases and cancer. The compositions include Artemisia annua tissue and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The methods provide an efficient delivery system for artemisinin and related compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventor: Pamela J. Weathers
  • Scalable wall bioreactor for culture of plant and animal tissues
    Patent number: 8114664
    Abstract: A flexible wall bioreactor is described that uses a small droplet size mist unit, a lower rate ambient air flow rate, and a flexible wall culture chamber to provide an environment that allows for the growth of dense root matrix, shoot cultures, and 2 and 3 dimensional animal tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Pamela J. Weathers, Melissa J. Towler
  • SCALABLE WALL BIOREACTOR FOR CULTURE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUES
    Publication number: 20090017529
    Abstract: A flexible wall bioreactor is described that uses a small droplet size mist unit, a lower rate ambient air flow rate, and a flexible wall culture chamber to provide an environment that allows for the growth of dense root matrix, shoot cultures, and 2 and 3 dimensional animal tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pamela J. Weathers, Melissa J. Towler
  • Process for extracting enhanced amounts of plant secondary metabolites with limited loss of plant viability
    Patent number: 5413928
    Abstract: A process for extracting enhanced amounts of a plant secondary metabolite from plant tissue with limited loss of tissue viability by reversibly permeabilizing the tissue membrane is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Pamela J. Weathers, Ronald D. Cheetham, Alexander DiIorio