Patents by Inventor Chao-Chen Tien

Chao-Chen Tien 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).

  • Patent number: 8968765
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brush polymer, including: a linear polymer main chain; and brush structural side chains, including: a hydrophobic molecular branch, and a hydrophilic molecular branch and/or an anti-biofilm/or an anti-microbial molecular branch, wherein the linear polymer main chain is conjugated to the side chains by covalent bonds formed between a hydroxyl group and a reactive functional group, wherein the reactive functional group includes: isocyanate, carboxyl, or epoxy. The present disclosure also provides a medical application of the brush polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jui-Hsiang Chen, Jean-Dean Yang, Yu-Hua Chen, Ting-Yu Shih, Chia-wei Hong, Chao-Chen Tien
  • Publication number: 20130149542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brush polymer, including: a linear polymer main chain; and brush structural side chains, including: a hydrophobic molecular branch, and a hydrophilic molecular branch and/or an anti-biofilm/or an anti-microbial molecular branch, wherein the linear polymer main chain is conjugated to the side chains by covalent bonds formed between a hydroxyl group and a reactive functional group, wherein the reactive functional group includes: isocyanate, carboxyl, or epoxy. The present disclosure also provides a medical application of the brush polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Jui-Hsiang CHEN, Jean-Dean Yang, Yu-Hua Chen, Ting-Yu Shih, Chia-Wei Hong, Chao-Chen Tien