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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
May. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy W Fofonoff, Dedham, MA (US);
Eugene Bell, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tissue Engineering, Inc., South Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C / ; B05C / ; B05C / ; B28B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
118420 ; 118428 ; 118 67 ; 118 68 ; 264131 ; 2641 / ; 264183 ; 425 71 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a collagen fiber having microparticulates coated on the surface of the fiber and the method for forming the fiber are disclosed.