Patents by Inventor Steven J. Monahan

Steven J. Monahan 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).

  • Tangential flow filtration devices and methods for leukocyte enrichment
    Patent number: 8518636
    Abstract: The present invention provides tangential flow filtration devices and methods for enriching a heterogenous mixture of blood constituents for leukocytes by removal of non-leukocyte blood constituents. In one particular embodiment the device can provide a composition enriched in monocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marnix L. Bosch, Paul C. Harris, Steven J. Monahan, Allen Turner, Alton L. Boynton, Patricia A. Lodge
  • TANGENTIAL FLOW FILTRATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LEUKOCYTE ENRICHMENT
    Publication number: 20110189150
    Abstract: The present invention provides tangential flow filtration devices and methods for enriching a heterogenous mixture of blood constituents for leukocytes by removal of non-leukocyte blood constituents. In one particular embodiment the device can provide a composition enriched in monocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marnix L. Bosch, Paul C. Harris, Steven J. Monahan, Allen Turner, Alton L. Boynton, Patricia A. Lodge
  • Tangential flow filtration devices and methods for leukocyte enrichment
    Patent number: 7695627
    Abstract: The present invention provides tangential flow filtration devices and methods for enriching a heterogeneous mixture of blood constituents for leukocytes by removal of non-leukocyte blood constituents. In one particular embodiment the device can provide a composition enriched in monocytes. One embodiment includes a remover unit (1) having a crossflow chamber (3) separated by a microporous filter (5) from a filtrate chamber (4), the remover unit (1) also having a tangential flow inlet (6), a fluid outlet (7) for a fluid enriched in leukocytes and a filtrate outlet (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marnix L. Bosch, Paul C. Harris, Steven J. Monahan, Allen Turner, Alton L. Boynton, Patricia A. Lodge