Patents by Inventor Robert C. Schmeltzer

Robert C. Schmeltzer 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).

  • Synthesis of Polyanhydrides
    Publication number: 20080234235
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming compounds of Formula HO—C(?O)R1—X—R2—X—R1—C(?O)—O—H wherein compound (I) can be polymerized to provide a polymer that contains therapeutically active compounds. In the compounds of the invention, each R1 is group that will provide the therapeutically active compound upon hydrolysis of the polymer; each X is independently an ester linkage or an amide linkage; and R2 is a linking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Uhrich, Robert C. Schmeltzer, Theodore James Anastasiou
  • Synthesis of polyanhydrides
    Patent number: 7411031
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming compounds of Formula HO—C(?O)R1—X—R2—X—R1—C(?O)—O—H wherein compound (I) can be polymerized to provide a polymer that contains therapeutically active compounds. In the compounds of the invention, each R1 is group that will provide the therapeutically active compound upon hydrolysis of the polymer; each X is independently an ester linkage or an amide linkage; and R2 is a linking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Kathryn E. Uhrich, Robert C. Schmeltzer, Theodore James Anastasiou