Patents by Inventor Dana Graves

Dana Graves 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).

  • Therapeutic compositions for bone repair
    Patent number: 9387250
    Abstract: Individuals having diabetes are more prone to fractures, periodontitis, and other bone related issues as compared to healthy individuals. Furthermore, bone healing in diabetic patients is prolonged. The invention provides a method for decreasing bone resorption or increasing bone formation or promoting bone healing in diabetic patients. In particular, a biodegradeable polymer, such as a polyanhydride salicylate is administered at or near a bone defect site, and upon hydrolysis of the polymer will releases biologically active salicylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Uhrich, Dana Graves, Keisuke Wada, Joseph P. Fiorellini, Michelle Morano, Roselin Rosario-Meléndez, Sabrina Sachiko Snyder
  • THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS FOR BONE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140271864
    Abstract: Individuals having diabetes are more prone to fractures, periodontitis, and other bone related issues as compared to healthy individuals. Furthermore, bone healing in diabetic patients is prolonged. The invention provides a method for decreasing bone resorption or increasing bone formation or promoting bone healing in diabetic patients. In particular, a biodegradeable polymer, such as a polyanhydride salicylate is administered at or near a bone defect site, and upon hydrolysis of the polymer will releases biologically active salicylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Uhrich, Dana Graves