Patents by Inventor Robert Hard

Robert Hard 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).

  • Resorbable laminated repair film and method of using same
    Patent number: 7417174
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reepithelialization/wound healing implant device comprising a barrier layer and one or more polymer layers doped with agents that promote one or more processes in reepithelialization/wound healing. The implant: [a] provides a temporary mechanical/chemical barrier to species within the external environment that inhibit epithelial migration (e.g., unbalanced production/expression of granulation tissue, inhibitory proteins); [b] biodegrades at an appropriate rate while tissue remodeling is occurring; and [c] delivers active cytokines and growth factors in a choreographed pattern to promote reepithelialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Wesley L. Hicks, Jr., Rena Bizios, Frank V. Bright, Joseph A. Gardella, Robert Hard, Jamson S. Lwebuga-Mukasa, Alexander N. Cartwright, Bahattin Koc
  • Resorbable laminated repair film and method of using same
    Publication number: 20050131328
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reepithelialization/wound healing implant device comprising a barrier layer and one or more polymer layers doped with agents that promote one or more processes in reepithelialization/wound healing. The implant: [a]provides a temporary mechanical/chemical barrier to species within the external environment that inhibit epithelial migration (e.g., unbalanced production/expression of granulation tissue, inhibitory proteins); [b] biodegrades at an appropriate rate while tissue remodeling is occurring; and [c] delivers active cytokines and growth factors in a choreographed pattern to promote reepithelialization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Wesley Hicks, Rena Bizios, Frank Bright, Joseph Gardella, Robert Hard, Jamson Lwebuga-Mukasa
  • Method to rapidly prepare and screen formulations and compositions containing same
    Publication number: 20030231984
    Abstract: A new method to rapidly produce and screen polymer-, xerogel-, bioceramic- and bioglass-based formulations is described. The approach is based on a high-speed pin printer and imaging with an epi-fluorescence microscope/charge coupled device detector. By using this method one can produce and screen over 600 formulations/hr and rapidly identify lead formulations and/or compositions that are useful for the development of devices such as medical devices and (bio)sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Frank V. Bright, Joseph A. Gardella, Robert Hard, Wesley L. Hicks