Patents by Inventor Richard R. Phipps

Richard R. Phipps 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).

  • Chronic wound dressing with added anti-scar compound
    Patent number: 9585793
    Abstract: An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a woven nylon fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit the porosity of the skin substitute to be adjusted by clinicians by means of applying tension to the skin substitute that differentially opens the slits. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the skin substitute to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being salinomycin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventors: E. Aubrey Woodroof, Richard R. Phipps
  • Chronic Wound Dressing with Added Anti-Scar Compound
    Publication number: 20160346133
    Abstract: An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a woven nylon fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit the porosity of the skin substitute to be adjusted by clinicians by means of applying tension to the skin substitute that differentially opens the slits. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the skin substitute to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being salinomycin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: E. Aubrey Woodroof, Richard R. Phipps
  • Skin substitute and wound dressing with added anti-scar compound
    Patent number: 9439808
    Abstract: An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a woven nylon fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit the porosity of the skin substitute to be adjusted by clinicians by means of applying tension to the skin substitute that differentially opens the slits. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the skin substitute to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being salinomycin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventors: E. Aubrey Woodroof, Richard R. Phipps
  • Skin Substitute AND Wound Dressing with ADDED ANTI-SCAR COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20150223989
    Abstract: An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a woven nylon fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit the porosity of the skin substitute to be adjusted by clinicians by means of applying tension to the skin substitute that differentially opens the slits. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the skin substitute to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being Salinomycin™.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: E. Aubrey Woodroof, Richard R. Phipps