Patents by Inventor Teri Walker

Teri Walker 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: 20060264140
    Abstract: An apparatus and method in which the apparatus includes a first electrospinning device configured to electrospin first fibers of a first substance, a second electrospinning device configured to electrospin second fibers of a second substance such that first and second fibers combine in a mat formation region, and a biasing device configured to bias the first electrospinning device with a first electric polarity and to bias the second electrospinning device with a second electric polarity of opposite polarity to the first electric polarity to promote attraction and coalescence between the first and second fibers. The method electrospins under the first electric polarity first fibers from the first substance, electrospins under the second electric polarity fibers from the second substance, and coalesces the first and second fibers to form the fiber mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Anthony Andrady, David Ensor, Teri Walker, Purva Prabhu
  • Patent number: D828873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Teri Walker