Patents by Inventor Morgan Virginia Fedorchak

Morgan Virginia Fedorchak 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).

  • Artificial Cells and Delivery Devices for Use in Tissue Engineering, and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20230285290
    Abstract: Provided herein is a drug delivery device and composition, such as a particle, comprising conditioned medium. Also provided herein is a method of preparing polymeric particles for release of conditioned medium. Further, a tissue growth scaffold comprising particles for release of conditioned medium is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Morgan Virginia Fedorchak, Jeffrey Krawiec, Steven R. Little, Katherine Lorentz, David A. Vorp, Justin Sol Weinbaum
  • Artificial cells and delivery devices for use in tissue engineering, and related methods
    Patent number: 11684574
    Abstract: Provided herein is a drug delivery device and composition, such as a particle, comprising conditioned medium. Also provided herein is a method of preparing polymeric particles for release of conditioned medium. Further, a tissue growth scaffold comprising particles for release of conditioned medium is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Svstem of Higher Education 1tts
    Inventors: Morgan Virginia Fedorchak, Jeffrey Krawiec, Steven R. Little, Katherine Lorentz, David A. Vorp, Justin Weinbaum
  • Thermoresponsive hydrogel containing polymer microparticles for noninvasive ocular drug delivery
    Patent number: 11246838
    Abstract: A method for sustained delivery of an agent to an ocular organ in a subject, comprising topically delivering to the ocular surface a liquid thermoresponsive hydrogel comprising agent-loaded polymer microparticles, wherein the agent is sustainably released for a period of at least five days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Morgan Virginia Fedorchak, Steven R. Little, Joel Steven Schuman, Anthony Cugini
  • THERMORESPONSIVE GEL EYE DROP FOR OCULAR DELIVERY OF CYSTEAMINE
    Publication number: 20210369649
    Abstract: This document provided ocular delivery systems for treatment of cystinosis as well as methods for making such ocular delivery systems and methods for using such ocular delivery systems. For example, ocular delivery systems designed to include spray-dried, cysteamine-loaded microparticles suspended in a thermoresponsive gel are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Morgan Virginia Fedorchak, Steven R. Little, Joel S. Schuman
  • Artificial Cells and Delivery Devices for Use in Tissue Engineering, and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20190336444
    Abstract: Provided herein is a drug delivery device and composition, such as a particle, comprising conditioned medium. Also provided herein is a method of preparing polymeric particles for release of conditioned medium. Further, a tissue growth scaffold comprising particles for release of conditioned medium is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Morgan Virginia Fedorchak, Jeffrey Krawiec, Steven R. Little, Katherine Lorentz, David A. Vorp, Justin Weinbaum