Patents by Inventor Valerie R. Binetti

Valerie R. Binetti 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).

  • SYNTHETIC PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAFLET
    Publication number: 20190125527
    Abstract: Thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for use in medical devices, such as a prosthetic valve for regulating blood flow direction. In one aspect, the leaflet material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as a prosthetic heart valve leaflet. The leaflet material includes a coating of a non-elastomeric TFE-PMVE copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Valerie R. Binetti, Karl Busalacchi, Cody L. Hartman, Jack J. Hegenbarth, Roy Manygoats, JR., Rachel Radspinner, Justin A. Swain
  • Injectable cross-linked hydrogels for biomaterial applications
    Patent number: 8617519
    Abstract: An injectable hydrogel composition comprising: water; and poly(vinyl alcohol) chemically cross-linked with a second polymer to form a cross-linked resin, wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of: a polyhydric alcohol compound, a polyvalent epoxy compound, a polyvalent amine compound, a dialdehyde compound, a diisocyanate compound, and mixtures thereof, wherein the cross-linked resin has a degree of cross-linking of from about 0.0001 mol/mL to about 0.002 mol/mL, and wherein the hydrogel is flowable when heated above its melting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Valerie R. Binetti, Kristin B. Kita, Garland W. Fussell, Anthony M. Lowman, Michele S. Marcolongo
  • INJECTABLE CROSS-LINKED HYDROGELS FOR BIOMATERIAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130012913
    Abstract: An injectable hydrogel composition comprising: water; and poly(vinyl alcohol) chemically cross-linked with a second polymer to form a cross-linked resin, wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of: a polyhydric alcohol compound, a polyvalent epoxy compound, a polyvalent amine compound, a dialdehyde compound, a diisocyanate compound, and mixtures thereof, wherein the cross-linked resin has a degree of cross-linking of from about 0.0001 mol/mL to about 0.002 mol/mL, and wherein the hydrogel is flowable when heated above its melting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicants: Drexel University, Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Valerie R. Binetti, Kristin B. Kita, Garland W. Fussell, Anthony M. Lowman, Michele S. Marcolongo
  • Ballistic Material with Enhanced Polymer Matrix and Method for Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20100047549
    Abstract: A ballastic material is disclosed which contains a fibrous reinforcement; and a polymer matrix enhanced by multi-wall nanotubes, single-wall nanotubes and combinations of these. The fibrous reinforcement is impregnated with the enhanced polymer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Percy N. Funchess, III, Leslie D. Kramer, Valerie R. Binetti, Frederick J. Herman