Patents by Inventor Alexander Mitchell Tatara

Alexander Mitchell Tatara 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).

  • Poly(diol fumarates) and poly(diol fumarate-co-succinates)
    Patent number: 10835614
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a class of diol-based, unsaturated aliphatic polyesters that biodegrade into monomers capable of mitigating infection. These poly(diol fumarates) (PDFs) and poly(diol fumarate-co-succinates) (PDFSs), can be crosslinked to form networks of scaffolds with antimicrobial degradation products. Both the diol carbon length and the degree of available double bonds are tunable, resulting in a highly controllable class of antimicrobial polymers useful for cell scaffolds and drug delivery systems and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alexander Mitchell Tatara, Emma Watson, Antonios G. Mikos, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
  • POLY(DIOL FUMARATES) AND POLY(DIOL FUMARATE-CO-SUCCINATES)
    Publication number: 20190091343
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a class of diol-based, unsaturated aliphatic polyesters that biodegrade into monomers capable of mitigating infection. These poly(diol fumarates) (PDFs) and poly(diol fumarate-co-succinates) (PDFSs), can be crosslinked to form networks of scaffolds with antimicrobial degradation products. Both the diol carbon length and the degree of available double bonds are tunable, resulting in a highly controllable class of antimicrobial polymers useful for cell scaffolds and drug delivery systems and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Mitchell Tatara, Emma Watson, Antonios G. Mikos, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis