Patents by Inventor Eric Veys

Eric Veys 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).

  • Use of polysulphated alginate in cellular matrices
    Patent number: 7988962
    Abstract: The present invention describes an in vitro/ex vivo method for the cultivation of connective tissue cells or progenitor cells (e.g. chondrogenic cells) in matrix comprising polysulphated alginate. These cultivated cells can be used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of osteochondral defects. The invention also describes a matrix comprising polysulphated alginate and mammalian connective tissue cells or progenitor cells thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: August Verbruggen, Eric Veys
  • Use of polysulphated alginate in cellular matrices
    Publication number: 20070128173
    Abstract: The present invention describes an in vitro/ex vivo method for the cultivation of connective tissue cells or progenitor cells (e.g. chondrogenic cells) in matrix comprising polysulphated alginate. These cultivated cells can be used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of osteochondral defects. The invention also describes a matrix comprising polysulphated alginate and mammalian connective tissue cells or progenitor cells thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: August Verbruggen, Eric Veys