Patents by Inventor Linton D. Staples

Linton D. Staples 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).

  • Subdermal biocompatible implants
    Patent number: 5342622
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical or veterinary implants which, when subdermally administered releases a peptide or protein in a substantially continuous manner. The implant includes the peptide or protein and an excipient encased within a polymeric coating which is permeable, swellable and, at normal physiological pH, is non-rupturing, non-dissolving and does not degrade over the useful life the implant. The coating forms a release rate limiting barrier. All of the components used to make the implant are of a biocompatible nature. The implant is particularly useful for the sustained release of proteins or peptides for regulating the hormonally controlled reproductive cycle in sheep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignees: The State of Victoria, Victorian College of Pharmacy Ltd., Monash Medical Centre
    Inventors: Alan H. Williams, Linton D. Staples, William J. Thiel, Richard C. Oppenheim, Iain J. Clarke
  • Coated veterinary implants
    Patent number: 4882137
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of regulating the reproductive functions of animals, particularly domesticated ruminants, and to veterinary implants for use in such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Gene Link Australia Limited
    Inventors: Linton D. Staples, Robert I. Norman, Robert B. Davey, Catherine Hastings, Jennifer Kidd, Jatni Rachmat