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Intellectual Property

ReProtect's products are protected by a portfolio of issued patents, with additional patents pending in the US, Canada, and Europe:

US 5,592,949

Device for Acid Buffering and Method for Inactivation of Pathogens Inventors: T.R. Moench and R.A. Cone

Contraceptive and disease prevention with acidifying and absorptive intravaginal device.  This device is not being actively pursued, as subsequent IP is considered more promising.

US 5,617,877

Methods for Acidifying an Ejaculate of Semen Inventors: T.R Moench and R.A. Cone

Covers the acidification of an ejaculate using any formulation containing a carboxylated polymer.

95924634.9 European application corresponding to US 5,592,949 and US 5,617,877. A Decision to Grant has been issued on this application.
US 6,216,697

Device and Method for Simultaneously Delivering Beneficial Agents To Both Cervical and Vaginal Lumen Sides of the Vagina Inventors: T.R. Moench, K.J. Whaley and R.A. Cone

Duet™ device patent.  Intravaginal cervical barrier device with sombrero-shaped dome allowing efficient delivery of gel on both sides of the device.

US 6,474,338

Device and Method for Simultaneously Delivering Beneficial Agents To Both Cervical and Vaginal Lumen Sides of the Vagina
Inventors: T.R. Moench, K.J. Whaley and R.A. Cone Broadens US 6,216,697

EP1028677B1

Device and Method for Simultaneously Delivering Beneficial Agents To Both Cervical and Vaginal Lumen Sides of the Vagina
Inventors: T.R. Moench, K.J. Whaley and R.A. Cone

20030005937

Pending US application further broadening the claims of US 6,216,697. Filed: August 15, 2002

2,308,293

A Device and Method for Acidic Buffering
Inventors: TR Moench and RA Cone

Pending Canadian patent application corresponding to US 5,592,949 and US 5,617,877.

11/133,472

Intravaginal Device with Improved Rim Designs and Methods of Making Same
Inventors: TR Moench, RA Cone and R Wills

Pending US application on novel rim design for Duet

PCT/US2006/019462

Intravaginal Device with Improved Rim Designs and Methods of Making Same

Pending European application corresponding to US application 11/133,472

60/806,599

Condoms with Lubricant Compositions and Packaging Providing Enhanced Functionality
Inventor: TR Moench

Provisional US application describing lubricant formulations and methods of application and packaging that provide spermicidal and microbicidal activities, and non-slip characteristics for condoms

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