Patents by Inventor Cameron Ball

Cameron Ball 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).

  • Vaginal matrices: nanofibers for contraception and prevention of HIV infection
    Patent number: 9393216
    Abstract: Described are drug delivery systems incorporating electrospun fibers that comprise and deliver physicochemically diverse drug compounds. Such fibers provide significant advantages in drug agent release, such as adaptability for solid dosage delivery to mucosal tissues. This is in addition to allowing for controlled drug release. Systems and methods for large-scale electrospinning productivity are described, including novel microarchitectures allowing for variable pharmacokinetics in drug release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
    Inventors: Kim A. Woodrow, Cameron Ball, Anna Blakney, Emily Krogstad, Huarong Nie
  • VAGINAL MATRICES: NANOFIBERS FOR CONTRACEPTION AND PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION
    Publication number: 20140128345
    Abstract: Described are drug delivery systems incorporating electrospun fibers that comprise and deliver physicochemically diverse drug compounds. Such fibers provide significant advantages in drug agent release, such as adaptability for solid dosage delivery to mucosal tissues. This is in addition to allowing for controlled drug release. Systems and methods for large-scale electrospinning productivity are described, including novel microarchitectures allowing for variable pharmacokinetics in drug release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Kim A. Woodrow, Cameron Ball, Anna Blakney, Emily Krogstad, Huarong Nie
  • Chair with continuously adjustable seating angle
    Patent number: 6398305
    Abstract: An adjustable chair, particularly for the use of attendees at meetings, is disclosed in which a gas cylinder is operatively connected between the underside of the chair seat and a lower cross-member to afford the user control of the lift and tilt of the chair over a range of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Arconas Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Cameron Ball, Ronald Walter Grube