Patents
US 12319903 B2: Elastically deformable components and assemblies for use in cellular assays
- Granted
- 2025-06-03
- Filed
- 2021-01-08 application 17145030
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides elastic assemblies used to model tissues or organs of interest. In one embodiment, detailed herein, the assemblies are designed to model the blood brain barrier following a traumatic brain injury. The present invention also provides elastic membranes on which the assemblies are built, kits from which the assemblies may be prepared, and systems that expand upon the assemblies, forming more physiologically relevant models. Methods for making and using the disclosed devices are also provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250603.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 225 patents | US company or organization | Little Rock, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kartik Balachandran | Fayetteville, AR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nasya Moriah Sturdivant | Raleigh, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M23/34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y80/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N5/0622 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-01 | Government interest Confirmatory license | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE signed 2021-03-11 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ALEXANDRIA, VA | 65746/129 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-01-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STURDIVANT, NASYA MORIAH signed 2020-01-24 BALACHANDRAN, KARTIK signed 2020-01-30 | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK, AR | 55084/694 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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