Patents by Inventor Robert MaClean Bird

Robert MaClean Bird 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: 7560274
    Abstract: A culture chamber for use in a method of culturing microbiological material, which comprises a wall or at least a portion of a wall consisting of a gas-permeable membrane, a textured interior growth surface arranged for contact with the microbiological material being cultured and at least a portion of the external surface gas-permeable membrane being textured to enhance gas permeability. Preferably, the gas-permeable membrane is textured over the majority of both of its surfaces. This culture chamber provides enhanced gaseous exchange between the interior and exterior of the culture chamber and increased surface area within the culture chamber for cell attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Cellon S.A.
    Inventors: Jess Paul Fuller, Tony Clayson, Robert MaClean Bird, Timothy Burgess Clifford, Anthony James Knights