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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:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas Scheibel, Munich, DE;
Daniel Huemmerich, Mannheim, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Scheibel, Munich, DE;
Daniel Huemmerich, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Amsilk GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to proteins of natural origin and materials made therefrom, in particular to threads, fibers, foams and gels derived therefrom. The invention further provides the use of these proteins/threads and materials in the field of technology, biotechnology and/or medicine, in particular in the manufacture of wound closure or coverage systems, suture materials and in the manufacture of replacement materials, preferably artificial cartilage or tendon materials, as well as in other commercial applications.