Patents by Inventor Yves Fouron

Yves Fouron 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).

  • Process for simultaneously removing leukocytes and methylene blue from plasma
    Patent number: 5639376
    Abstract: Filter devices for simultaneously removing leukocytes and methylene blue from whole blood or blood fractions are disclosed. One type of device comprises (1) a housing surrounding (2) activated carbon and (3) a mechanically stable polymeric material which may optionally be modified to attach a ligand for leukocytes. General methods for removing leukocytes and methylene blue from blood and plasma are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: HemaSure, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Kin-Lam Lee, Yves Fouron, Franco Castino, Charles Melvyn Zepp, Abdul R. M. Azad