Patents by Inventor Samuele Battah

Samuele Battah 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).

  • Automated process for silk fibroin extraction
    Patent number: 11932968
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for automated extraction of silk fibroin from silk cocoons. The silk extraction system can include a boiling tank, a rinsing tank, and a rinse bowl attached to a robotic arm. The rinse bowl has a porous bottom surface adapted to retain an extracted silk fibroin. The robotic arm can move the rinse bowl between the boiling tank and the rinsing tank for separate stages of processing. A silk processing algorithm is executed by a processor to automate the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, Canon Virginia, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Iuchi, Thomas Wheeless, Samuele Battah, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto