Patents by Inventor Sarah Lightfoot Vidal

Sarah Lightfoot Vidal 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).

  • Innervated artificial skin
    Patent number: 11298443
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in some embodiments, multi-layer silk compositions including a first layer comprising silk fibroin and keratinocytes, a second layer comprising silk fibroin and fibroblasts, a third layer comprising silk fibroin and adipocytes, and a plurality of nervous system cells, wherein at least some of the plurality of nervous system cells span at least two layers, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, provided methods and compositions further include immune cells and/or endothelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Sarah Lightfoot Vidal, Rosalyn Abbott, Siwei Zhao, Dana Cairns, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
  • Innervated Artificial Skin
    Publication number: 20200306415
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in some embodiments, multi-layer silk compositions including a first layer comprising silk fibroin and keratinocytes, a second layer comprising silk fibroin and fibroblasts, a third layer comprising silk fibroin and adipocytes, and a plurality of nervous system cells, wherein at least some of the plurality of nervous system cells span at least two layers, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, provided methods and compositions further include immune cells and/or endothelial cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Sarah Lightfoot Vidal, Rosalyn Abbot, Siwei Zhao, Dana Cairns, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto