Patents by Inventor Steven Monahan

Steven 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
    Publication number: 20050173315
    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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marnix Bosch, Paul Harris, Steven Monahan, Allen Turner, Alton Boynton, Patricia Lodge