Patents by Inventor Inh-Houng Loh

Inh-Houng Loh 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).

  • Surface-modified bioabsorbables
    Patent number: 5236563
    Abstract: A bioabsorbable synthetic polymer is exposed to a gas plasma in a chamber at a pressure substantially below atmospheric for a sufficient time to increase the hydrophobicity and/or cross-linking density of a surface layer thereof and thereby modify the rate at which the polymer will hydrolyze. An accordingly modified polymer is useful for surgical implants and wound closures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Advanced Surface Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Inh-Houng Loh