Patents by Inventor Richard Hoffer

Richard Hoffer 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).

  • METHODS FOR DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20140323907
    Abstract: Methods and devices for delivering an agent to a solid tissue in vivo for assessment of efficacy are described. One method involves withdrawing of a needle from and injecting of the agent into the solid tissue; another method involves delivering the agent using a plurality of microdialysis probes to a solid tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Jason Frazier, Richard Hoffer, Marc Grenley
  • Distillation of a Fischer-Tropsch derived hydrocarbon stream
    Publication number: 20050004412
    Abstract: Novel methods of treating a Fischer-Tropsch product by distillation are disclosed. Such methods are capable of removing soluble (and ultra-fine particulate) contamination, fouling agents, and/or plugging precursors from the Fischer-Tropsch derived hydrocarbon stream such that plugging of the catalyst beds of a subsequent hydroprocessing step is substantially avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Moore, Donald Kuehne, Richard Hoffer