Selected Patents

Issued (USA)

  1. Biodegradable nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties for soft tissue engineering (U.S. Patent #9750845 B2, issued 09-2017), G.A. Ameer and A.R. Webb.
  2. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for digesting atherosclerotic plaques (U.S. Patent #9707281 B2, issued 06-2017), M.R. Kibbe, G.A. Ameer and V.N. Varu.
  3. Controlled and Localized Release of Retinoids to Improve Neointimal Hyperplasia (U.S. Patent #US921136, issued 12-2015), G.A. Ameer, M. Kibbe and A. Webb. Licensed to VesselTek BioMedical LLC.
  4. Poly(diol-co-citrate) Hydroxyapatite Composite for Tissue Engineering and Orthopaedic Fixation Devices (U.S. Patent #8992967 B2, issued 03-2015), G.A. Ameer, H. Qiu and J. Yang.
  5. Poly(diol citrate) elastomers (U.S. Patent #8911720 B2, issued 12-2014), G.A. Ameer, J. Yang, A.R. Webb.
  6. Functionalizing Medical Devices with a Polydiolcitrate (U.S. Patent #8758796 B2, issued 06-2014) J. Yang and G.A. Ameer. Licensed to VesselTek BioMedical LLC.
  7. Biodegradable Nitric oxide-Generating Elastomeric Polyesters (US divisional patent application #14/062,464, allowance 04-2014) H. Zhao, M.R. Kibbe and G.A. Ameer. Licensed to VesselTek BioMedical LLC.
  8. Injectable thermoresponsive polyelectrolytes (U.S. Patent #20140037588 A1, issued 02-2014), J. Yang, R. van Lith and G.A. Ameer.
  9. Biodegradable Nitric oxide-Generating Elastomeric Polyesters (U.S. Patent #8580912 B2 issued 11-2013) H. Zhao, M.R. Kibbe and G.A. Ameer. Licensed to VesselTek BioMedical LLC.
  10. Poly (diol co-citrate) hydroxyapatite composite for tissue engineering and orthapaedic fixation devices (U.S. Patent #8568765 B2 issued 10-2013) J. Yang, H. Qiu and G.A. Ameer. Licensed to Citrics Biomedical Inc.
  11. Functionalizing Medical Devices with a Polydiolcitrate (U.S. Patent #8404264 B2 issued 03-2013) J. Yang and G.A. Ameer. Licensed to VesselTek BioMedical LLC.
  12. Biodegradable Polymer (U.S. Patent #7722894 issued 05-2010) Y Wang, G.A. Ameer and R. Langer. Licensed to Secant Medical, Inc and Gecko Biomedical.
  13. Transdermal Thermal Polymerization (U.S. patent #7097855 issued 08-2006) G.A. Ameer, E.T. Crumpler and R. Langer.
  14. Cell Delivery Using Controllable Degradable Mesh-Gel Constructs (U.S. Patent #6699470 issued 03-2004) G.A. Ameer and R. Langer.
  15. Apparatus for treating whole blood comprising concentric cylinders defining an annulus therebetween (U.S. Patent #6099730 issued 08-2000), G.A. Ameer , R. Langer, M. Rupnik, H. Ploegh, and E. Grovender.