Ben Sanders

Education

• MSME Metrology
  University of Florida
• BSME Minor in Mathematics
  University of Florida

Technology Areas

• Surgical Implants and Medical Devices
• Tissue Implants and Tissue Processing
• Consumer Electronics Devices
• Injection Molding and Manufacturing
• Metrology and Precision Engineering
• Consumer and Medical Design Patents

Prior Professional Experience

• Director of IP at RTI Surgical
• Mechanical Engineer at APTEC
• R&D Engineer at Procter & Gamble
• Systems Programmer at Procter & Gamble
• Graduate Research Asst. at U. of Florida
• Mechanical Development Engineer at Motorola

Community Involvement

• Mentor for UF Active Learning Program (UF CAIRES)
• Grant Administrator for Community Based Robotics Pilot at Children’s Trust of Alachua County
• Coach & Mentor for FIRST Robotics
• Scoutmaster & Asst. Scoutmaster for Scouts, BSA
• Coach for Youth Soccer, Inc.
• Judge for School and Regional Science Fairs

Professional Memberships & Activities

• Registered to Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Selected Patents

• 7,648,676: Process and apparatus for treating implants comprising soft tissue
• 7,658,706: Vascular graft sterilization and decellularization
• 7,727,278: Self fixing assembled bone-tendon-bone graft
• 7,776,089: Assembled bone-tendon-bone grafts
• 8,007,533: Progressive grip assembled bone-tendon-bone grafts, methods of making, and methods of use
• 8,167,943: Materials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantation
• 8,470,038: Adjustable and fixed assembled bone-tendon-bone graft
• 9,700,584: Osteoinductive putties and methods of making and using such putties
• 9,707,082: Assembled cartilage repair graft
• 10,314,944: Xenograft soft tissue implants and methods of making and using
• 10,875,244: Adaptable high-performance extrusion head for fused filament fabrication systems
• D583,053: Orthopedic bone block
• D583,054: Set of orthopedic bone block assembly
• D583,055: Orthopedic bone block assembly
• D583,056: Orthopedic bone block assembly
• D888,114: 3D printer hotend
• D875,794: 3D printer hotend