Patents by Inventor Shruti M. Paranjape

Shruti M. Paranjape 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: 20220104732
    Abstract: A device for introducing at least one antimicrobial in an exposed region of a user's skin caused while accessing interstitial fluid includes a substrate having thereon at least one electrically controllable microheating element including at least a microheater portion with multiple electrodes connected to the microheater portion for forming a micropore in the user's skin. A nanofiber mat loaded with at least one antimicrobial material is arranged on the substrate such that it contacts the user's skin and encircles an opening of the micropore formed by the microheating element. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one antimicrobial material is LL-37.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Makarand Paranjape, Shruti M. Paranjape
  • Patent number: 11219390
    Abstract: A device for introducing at least one antimicrobial in an exposed region of a user's skin caused while accessing interstitial fluid includes a substrate having thereon at least one electrically controllable microheating element including at least a microheater portion with multiple electrodes connected to the microheater portion for forming a micropore in the user's skin. A nanofiber mat loaded with at least one antimicrobial material is arranged on the substrate such that it contacts the user's skin and encircles an opening of the micropore formed by the microheating element. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one antimicrobial material is LL-37.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Makarand Paranjape, Shruti M. Paranjape
  • Publication number: 20170035331
    Abstract: A device for introducing at least one antimicrobial in an exposed region of a user's skin caused while accessing interstitial fluid includes a substrate having thereon at least one electrically controllable microheating element including at least a microheater portion with multiple electrodes connected to the microheater portion for forming a micropore in the user's skin. A nanofiber mat loaded with at least one antimicrobial material is arranged on the substrate such that it contacts the user's skin and encircles an opening of the micropore formed by the microheating element. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one antimicrobial material is LL-37.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Makarand Paranjape, Shruti M. Paranjape