Patents by Inventor Robert McLean Bird

Robert McLean 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).

  • Preparation of porous silicone rubber for growing cells or living tissue
    Patent number: 6900055
    Abstract: A method of making a silicone rubber having a structure adapted for growth of cells or living tissue, which comprises contacting a silicone rubber precursor with a biologically-acceptable sacrificial filler, curing the resultant mixture and removing the sacrificial filler to form a structured silicone rubber. The sacrificial filler is preferably an inorganic salt that has been ground, and the salt is selected from metal halides, metal carbonates and metal bicarbonates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Cellon S.A.
    Inventors: Jess Paul Fuller, David Pegg, Robert McLean Bird, Timothy Burgess Clifford, Tony Clayson