Patents by Inventor Ronald Lloyd BRACKEN

Ronald Lloyd BRACKEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230285445
    Abstract: A method of treating a chronic wound may comprise applying to the wound a first scaffold comprising an electrospun polymer fiber. The electrospun fiber may comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid, poly(lactide-co-caprolactone), polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. The first scaffold may have a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 1 mm, a length from about 1 cm to about 20 cm, and a width from about 1 cm to about 15 cm. The method may further comprise keeping the first scaffold on the chronic wound for a time period of about 3 days to about 21 days. After the time period passes, the chronic wound may have a decreased planimetric area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: NFS IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jason CHAKROFF, Ronald Lloyd BRACKEN, Jed JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11576927
    Abstract: A method of treating a chronic wound may comprise applying to the wound a first scaffold comprising an electrospun polymer fiber. The electrospun fiber may comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid, poly(lactide-co-caprolactone), polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. The first scaffold may have a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 1 mm, a length from about 1 cm to about 20 cm, and a width from about 1 cm to about 15 cm. The method may further comprise keeping the first scaffold on the chronic wound for a time period of about 3 days to about 21 days. After the time period passes, the chronic wound may have a decreased planimetric area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Nanofiber Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Chakroff, Ronald Lloyd Bracken, Jed Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220395609
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of controlling a composition of M1/M2 macrophages in a wound of a subject. The method can include applying an electrospun structure to the wound, wherein the electrospun structure comprises a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises an alpha-hydroxy acid, and keeping the electrospun structure on the wound for a time period. The presence of the electrospun structure on the wound causes an increase in presence of M2 macrophages relative to M1 macrophages, which can, in turn, promote healing of the wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Nanofiber Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jed K. Johnson, Ronald Lloyd Bracken
  • Publication number: 20200179437
    Abstract: A method of treating a chronic wound may comprise applying to the wound a first scaffold comprising an electrospun polymer fiber. The electrospun fiber may comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid, poly(lactide-co-caprolactone), polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. The first scaffold may have a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 1 mm, a length from about 1 cm to about 20 cm, and a width from about 1 cm to about 15 cm. The method may further comprise keeping the first scaffold on the chronic wound for a time period of about 3 days to about 21 days. After the time period passes, the chronic wound may have a decreased planimetric area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Nanofiber Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Chakroff, Ronald Lloyd Bracken, Jed Johnson
  • Patent number: 10166315
    Abstract: A composition may comprise a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. Such a composition may further include a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragment clusters. A kit may comprise a first component of a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a second component of a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. A method of treatment may comprise injecting into a portion of a body a composition which may comprise a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. The treatment may be directed to one or more of joint inflammation, osteoarthritis, a tissue injury, a muscle tear, a ligament tear, a tendon tear, a void, incontinence, an aneurysm, and a tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NANOFIBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jed Johnson, Ronald Lloyd Bracken, Jason Chakroff
  • Publication number: 20160325015
    Abstract: A composition may comprise a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. Such a composition may further include a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragment clusters. A kit may comprise a first component of a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a second component of a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. A method of treatment may comprise injecting into a portion of a body a composition which may comprise a plurality of polymeric electrospun fiber fragments, and a carrier medium comprising an effective amount of chitosan. The treatment may be directed to one or more of joint inflammation, osteoarthritis, a tissue injury, a muscle tear, a ligament tear, a tendon tear, a void, incontinence, an aneurysm, and a tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: NANOFIBER SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jed JOHNSON, Ronald Lloyd BRACKEN, Jason CHAKROFF
  • Patent number: D1010812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Cynthia Glenn Timms, Ronald Lloyd Bracken, George Louis Cavagnaro, Jr.