Patents by Inventor Paul Drumheller

Paul Drumheller 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).

  • Publication number: 20070026039
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable bioabsorbable non-woven self-cohered web materials having a high degree of porosity. The web materials are very supple and soft, while exhibiting proportionally increased mechanical strength in one or more directions. The web materials often possess a high degree of loft. The web materials can be formed into a variety of shapes and forms suitable for use as implantable medical devices or components thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Drumheller, Ted Farnsworth, Charles Flynn, Byron Hayes, Charles White
  • Publication number: 20060134732
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions for deparaffinizing paraffin-embedded biological samples for subsequent tissue staining. The compositions are microemulsions that may include water/oil/surfactant microemulsions, and optionally a cosurfactant. The microemulsions enable deparaffinization without the use of xylene or toluene, and also enable solvent exchange without the use of intermediary alcohol dehydration or alcohol rehydration compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Kram, Christopher Bieniarz, Paul Drumheller