Patents by Inventor Martin Stephan Spitzer

Martin Stephan Spitzer 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).

  • Means and methods for ocular drug delivery
    Patent number: 10285939
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods that utilize polymeric nanoparticles to deliver a therapeutic compound to ocular cells or ocular tissue. Provided is a drug-loaded micelle comprising self-assembled amphiphilic biopolymers, such as hydrophobically modified nucleic acids or polypeptides, for use as ophthalmic drug delivery system. Also provided are ophthalmic compositions and methods for preventing or treating an ophthalmic disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Medizinische Fakultät
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Jan Willem De Vries, Martin Stephan Spitzer, Sven Oliver Schnichels
  • MEANS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20160346203
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods that utilize polymeric nanoparticles to deliver a therapeutic compound to ocular cells or ocular tissue. Provided is a drug-loaded micelle comprising self-assembled amphiphilic biopolymers, such as hydrophobically modified nucleic acids or polypeptides, for use as ophthalmic drug delivery system. Also provided are ophthalmic compositions and methods for preventing or treating an ophthalmic disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Jan Willem De Vries, Martin Stephan Spitzer, Sven Oliver Schinchels