Patents by Inventor Peter Whang

Peter Whang 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: 10132489
    Abstract: The present invention is for illuminated containers and illuminated container systems comprising one or more light emitting sources which may be incorporated into the base in combination with a container to be illuminated (such as a terrarium). In one embodiment, one or more light emitting sources may be incorporated into a base such that light from the light emitting sources projects into a container where fiber optic cables may be embedded to receive the light such that the light can be carried and emitted at various locations throughout the container even though there is no light source in the container itself. Multiple fiber optic bundles may be used depending on the size of the glass container and the desired installation. Various indexing means may be utilized to insure alignment between the light emitting sources and the light receiving articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Whang, Lianne B. Whang
  • Patent number: 9375321
    Abstract: Devices such as orthopedic implants are composed of a thermoplastic resin such as polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK), and include a ceramic species, such as a zeolite, to enhance its hydrophilic properties. The ceramic species can be a surface coating, can be incorporated or embedded into the thermoplastic resin, or can be both a surface coating and incorporated or embedded into the resin. In certain embodiments, the ceramic species is zeolite that is incorporated into the device, especially at the exposed surface of the device, and is devoid of antimicrobial metal ions. The device is introduced into the body surgically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: DiFusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Whang, Joseph Crudden, Derrick W. Johns
  • Publication number: 20150342747
    Abstract: Devices such as orthopedic implants are composed of a thermoplastic resin such as polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK), and include a ceramic species, such as a zeolite, to enhance its hydrophilic properties. The ceramic species can be a surface coating, can be incorporated or embedded into the thermoplastic resin, or can be both a surface coating and incorporated or embedded into the resin. In certain embodiments, the ceramic species is zeolite that is incorporated into the device, especially at the exposed surface of the device, and is devoid of antimicrobial metal ions. The device is introduced into the body surgically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Whang, Joseph Crudden, Derrick W. Johns
  • Patent number: 9107765
    Abstract: Devices such as orthopedic implants are composed of a thermoplastic resin such as polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK), and include a ceramic species, such as a zeolite, to enhance its hydrophilic properties. The ceramic species can be a surface coating, can be incorporated or embedded into the thermoplastic resin, or can be both a surface coating and incorporated or embedded into the resin. In certain embodiments, the ceramic species is zeolite that is incorporated into the device, especially at the exposed surface of the device, and is devoid of antimicrobial metal ions. The device is introduced into the body surgically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: DiFusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Ghiselli, Peter Whang, Jami Hafiz, Joseph Crudden, Derrick W. Johns
  • Publication number: 20130073042
    Abstract: Devices such as orthopedic implants are composed of a thermoplastic resin such as polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK), and include a ceramic species, such as a zeolite, to enhance its hydrophilic properties. The ceramic species can be a surface coating, can be incorporated or embedded into the thermoplastic resin, or can be both a surface coating and incorporated or embedded into the resin. In certain embodiments, the ceramic species is zeolite that is incorporated into the device, especially at the exposed surface of the device, and is devoid of antimicrobial metal ions. The device is introduced into the body surgically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: DIFUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Ghiselli, Peter Whang, Jami Hafiz, Joseph Crudden, Derrick W. Johns
  • Publication number: 20120141599
    Abstract: Medical implants such as bone graft substitutes that include one or more cations are delivered in a local environment to promote osteogenesis. Zeolite loaded with a metal cation in combination with an implant such as a bone graft substitute can be used as an implant in the body to regulate protein transcription and translation. Also disclosed are methods of promoting osteogenesis in a patient in need thereof, methods for modulating bone formation and mineralization by implanting in a patient a medical implant comprising ion-exchangeable cations, and methods of regulating BMP gene expression in bone cells in a patient by controlling the delivery of certain cations through ion-exchange via a zeolite incorporated in a bone substitute implanted in a patient so that BMP gene expression can be upregulated or downregulated appropriately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: DIFUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Derrick Johns, Matthew Geck, Peter Whang, Jami Hafiz
  • Patent number: 5853621
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved anti-corrosion paint of the type comprising one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, said improvement comprising an anti-corrosion effective amount of one or more non-conductive conjugated polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Granville G. Miller, Lawrence W. Shacklette, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Bernhard Weszling, Peter Whang, Vaman G. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 5648416
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved anti-corrosion paint of the type comprising one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, said improvement comprising an anti-corrosion effective amount of one or more non-conductive conjugated polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Granville G. Miller, Lawrence W. Shacklette, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Bernhard Wessling, Peter Whang, Vaman G. Kulkarni