Patents by Inventor Robert I. Garver

Robert I. Garver 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).

  • Controlled release of bioactive substances
    Patent number: 6916490
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates in part coacervates in which a bioactive substance and delivery agent are encapsulated therein for controlled release. In certain embodiments, said bioactive substance and delivery agent are a viral vector and virus, respectively. Processes for preparing and using coacervates of the present invention are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventors: Robert I. Garver, Subramanian Kalyanasundaram, Kam W. Leong
  • Methods and compositions for treating solid tumors
    Publication number: 20030203033
    Abstract: A biodegradable polymer composition comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Wenbin Dang, Robert I. Garver
  • Methods and compositions for treating solid tumors
    Patent number: 6537585
    Abstract: A biodegradable polymer composition comprising: (a) a poly(phosphoester) biodegradable polymer and (b) at least one antineoplastic agent in an amount effective to inhibit the growth of a solid tumor, which is suitable for intratumoral administration to treat a mammal having a solid tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenbin Dang, Robert I. Garver, Jr.