Patents by Inventor Chi Keung Yuen

Chi Keung Yuen 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).

  • Implant for tissue engineering
    Patent number: 9072810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of resorbable medical implants that are metallic or semi-metallic, to produce soft tissues, membranous tissues, organs or organ parts within the body by fibrosis. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implants are made of specified alloys or metals, e.g. magnesium and its alloys. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is surface modified. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is pre-implanted at another part of the body before implantation into the target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wing Yuk Ip, Chi Keung Yuen
  • Implant for Tissue Engineering
    Publication number: 20120209402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of resorbable medical implants that are metallic or semi-metallic, to produce soft tissues, membranous tissues, organs or organ parts within the body by fibrosis. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implants are made of specified alloys or metals, e.g. magnesium and its alloys. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is surface modified. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is pre-implanted at another part of the body before implantation into the target site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Wing Yuk Ip, Chi Keung Yuen
  • Implant for tissue engineering
    Patent number: 8172908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of resorbable medical implants that are metallic or semi-metallic, to produce soft tissues, membranous tissues, organs or organ parts within the body by fibrosis. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implants are made of specified alloys or metals, e.g. magnesium and its alloys. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is surface modified. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is pre-implanted at another part of the body before implantation into the target site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wing Yuk Ip, Chi Keung Yuen
  • Implant for Tissue Engineering
    Publication number: 20090187258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uses of resorbable medical implants that are metallic or semi-metallic, to produce soft tissues, membranous tissues, organs or organ parts within the body by fibrosis. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implants are made of specified alloys or metals, e.g. magnesium and its alloys. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is surface modified. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is pre-implanted at another part of the body before implantation into the target site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Wing Yuk Ip, Chi Keung Yuen