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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