Patents by Inventor Susan B. Coffin

Susan B. Coffin 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).

  • Magnetic three-dimensional cell culture apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9752139
    Abstract: A culture apparatus and method for growing cells and tissue in a three-dimensional configuration harnesses magnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic and diamagnetic forces. The cells or tissue are grown with magnetized core particles and are suspended via magnetic forces in a native, non-restricted, three-dimensional configuration while being maintained in a normal gravity (1 g) growth environment in the absence of rotational alteration of the gravity vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jeanne L. Becker, Susan B. Coffin
  • MAGNETIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140087440
    Abstract: A culture apparatus and method for growing cells and tissue in a three-dimensional configuration harnesses magnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic and diamagnetic forces. The cells or tissue are grown with magnetized core particles and are suspended via magnetic forces in a native, non-restricted, three-dimensional configuration while being maintained in a normal gravity (1 g) growth environment in the absence of rotational alteration of the gravity vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: JEANNE L. BECKER, SUSAN B. COFFIN
  • MAGNETIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090137018
    Abstract: A culture apparatus and method for growing cells and tissue in a three-dimensional configuration harnesses magnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic and diamagnetic forces. The cells or tissue are grown with magnetized core particles and are suspended via magnetic forces in a native, non-restricted, three-dimensional configuration while being maintained in a normal gravity (1 g) growth environment in the absence of rotational alteration of the gravity vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Jeanne L. Becker, Susan B. Coffin