Patents by Inventor Ailsa Stewart

Ailsa Stewart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solubilising polysaccharides substituted with dydrophilic and hydrophobic groups
    Patent number: 7741474
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel carbohydrate polymers with hydrophobic and hydrophilic side-groups suitable for solubilising, for example, hydrophobic drugs. The chain length of the carbohydrate polymeric backbone, and the type and number of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic side-groups are specifically chosen to improve the solubility properties of the carbohydrate polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: The School of Pharmacy, University of London
    Inventors: Ijeoma Uchegbu, Andreas Schatzlein, Ailsa Stewart, Clive Wilson