Patents by Inventor Sam Coward

Sam Coward 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).

  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CHAMBER HOUSING A BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20160316742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracorporeal liver perfusion and, more particularly, to the design of a chamber in which a biological component can be housed to form e.g. a bio-artificial liver (BAL). It also relates to a bio-artificial liver per se, it's components and methodological steps associated with its development and use. The chamber (10) for the biological component (100) of a bio-artificial liver (200) is configured to allow: •Proliferation of the biological component, in situ; •Cryopreservation of the biological component, in situ, and •Perfusion of the biological component, in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Clare Selden, Humphrey Hodgson, Sam Coward
  • Multi-functional chamber for housing a biological component
    Patent number: 9402944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracorporeal liver perfusion and, more particularly, to the design of a chamber in which a biological component can be housed to form e.g. a bio-artificial liver (BAL). It also relates to a bio-artificial liver per se, it's components and methodological steps associated with its development and use. The chamber (10) for the biological component (100) of a bio-artificial liver (200) is configured to allow: • Proliferation of the biological component, in situ; • Cryopreservation of the biological component, in situ, and • Perfusion of the biological component, in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: University College London
    Inventors: Clare Selden, Humphrey Hodgson, Sam Coward
  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CHAMBER FOR HOUSING A BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20110125286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracorporeal liver perfusion and, more particularly, to the design of a chamber in which a biological component can be housed to form e.g. a bio-artificial liver (BAL). It also relates to a bio-artificial liver per se, it's components and methodological steps associated with its development and use. The chamber (10) for the biological component (100) of a bio-artificial liver (200) is configured to allow: • Proliferation of the biological component, in situ; • Cryopreservation of the biological component, in situ, and • Perfusion of the biological component, in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Clare Selden, Humphrey Hodgson, Sam Coward