Patents by Inventor Tao Lu Lowe

Tao Lu Lowe 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).

  • Multi-functional polymeric materials and their uses
    Patent number: 8916616
    Abstract: Multifunctional polymers are disclosed having a smart segment and a biodegradable segment. Advantageously, the biodegradable segment includes a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment. Embodiments include combining the multifunctional polymeric material with a biologically active substance in an aqueous loading environment and administering the composition as a drug delivery vehicle to a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tao Lu Lowe, Young Shin Kim, Xiao Huang
  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND THEIR USES
    Publication number: 20130344027
    Abstract: Multifunctional polymers are disclosed having a smart segment and a biodegradable segment. Advantageously, the biodegradable segment includes a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment. Embodiments include combining the multifunctional polymeric material with a biologically active substance in an aqueous loading environment and administering the composition as a drug delivery vehicle to a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tao Lu Lowe, Young Shin Kim, Xiao Huang
  • Multi-functional polymeric materials and their uses
    Patent number: 8545830
    Abstract: Multifunctional polymers are disclosed having a smart segment and a biodegradable segment. Advantageously, the biodegradable segment includes a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment. Embodiments include combining the multifunctional polymeric material with a biologically active substance in an aqueous loading environment and administering the composition as a drug delivery vehicle to a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tao Lu Lowe, Young Shin Kim, Xiao Huang