Patents by Inventor Tomasso Falcone

Tomasso Falcone 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).

  • Systems and methods for vitrifying tissue
    Patent number: 8030063
    Abstract: An apparatus for vitrifying a biological specimen includes a cap member, a tubular plunger, and a specimen chamber. The cap member includes a stem portion integrally formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a disc-like shape and includes an outer surface. The outer surface includes a first skirt member comprised of a heat-sealable material. The first skirt member is attached along a circumferential portion of the outer surface. The specimen chamber has an open first end portion, a closed second end portion, and a cavity extending between the first and second end portions. The cavity is defined by oppositely disposed inner and outer surfaces. The specimen chamber further includes a second skirt member comprised of heat-sealable material. The second skirt member is attached along a circumferential portion of the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Amr Farouk Abdel Kader, Tomasso Falcone, Helmuth Kotschi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VITRIFYING TISSUE
    Publication number: 20100151570
    Abstract: An apparatus for vitrifying a biological specimen includes a cap member, a tubular plunger, and a specimen chamber. The cap member includes a stem portion integrally formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a disc-like shape and includes an outer surface. The outer surface includes a first skirt member comprised of a heat-sealable material. The first skirt member is attached along a circumferential portion of the outer surface. The specimen chamber has an open first end portion, a closed second end portion, and a cavity extending between the first and second end portions. The cavity is defined by oppositely disposed inner and outer surfaces. The specimen chamber further includes a second skirt member comprised of heat-sealable material. The second skirt member is attached along a circumferential portion of the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Amr Farouk Abdel Kader, Tomasso Falcone, Helmuth Kotschi