Patents by Inventor Prem V. Pavoor

Prem V. Pavoor 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).

  • Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers
    Patent number: 8241698
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a method of preparing a PEM-coated implantable medical device, comprising the step of applying a film to a surface of an implantable medical device, wherein said film comprises a polyelectrolyte multilayer and said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert E. Cohen, Prem V. Pavoor, Anuj Bellare, Brian P. Gearing
  • Tribological Applications of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers
    Publication number: 20080228280
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a method of preparing a PEM-coated implantable medical device, comprising the step of applying a film to a surface of an implantable medical device, wherein said film comprises a polyelectrolyte multilayer and said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert E. Cohen, Prem V. Pavoor, Anuj Bellare, Brian P. Gearing
  • Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers
    Patent number: 7251893
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a method of preparing a PEM-coated implantable medical device, comprising the step of applying a film to a surface of an implantable medical device, wherein said film comprises a polyelectrolyte multilayer and said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert E. Cohen, Prem V. Pavoor, Anuj Bellare, Brian P. Gearing
  • Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers
    Publication number: 20040249469
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a method of preparing a PEM-coated implantable medical device, comprising the step of applying a film to a surface of an implantable medical device, wherein said film comprises a polyelectrolyte multilayer and said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Robert E. Cohen, Prem V. Pavoor, Anuj Bellare, Brian P. Gearing