Patents by Inventor Theodorus Adrianus C. Flipsen

Theodorus Adrianus C. Flipsen 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).

  • DL-Lactide-Epsilon-Caprolactone Copolymers
    Publication number: 20100312340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific DL-lactide-?-caprolactone copolymers and the application of these polymers in the production of biodegradable medical applications. According to the present invention a polymeric material comprising poly(DL-lactide-co-?-caprolactone) is provided, which is obtained by the copolymerization of DL-lactide and ?-caprolactone, having a lactide content of 51-75 mol %, most preferably of 62-69 mol %. The materials of the present invention have excellent mechanical properties and may be used to provide articles for medical application, in particular nerve guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Polyganics BV
    Inventors: Catharina Everdina Hissink, Theodorus Adrianus C. Flipsen, Hans Wicher Kuijper, Rob Steendam
  • DL-lactide-?-coprolactone copolymers
    Patent number: 7785628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific DL-lactide-?-caprolactone copolymers and the application of these polymers in the production of biodegradable medical applications. According to the present invention a polymeric material comprising poly(DL-lactide-co-?-caprolactone) is provided, which is obtained by the copolymerization of DL-lactide and ?-caprolactone, having a lactide content of 51-75 mol %, most preferably of 62-69 mol %. The materials of the present invention have excellent mechanical properties and may be used to provide articles for medical application, in particular nerve guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Polyganics BV
    Inventors: Catharina Everdina Hissink, Theodorus Adrianus C. Flipsen, Hans Wicher Kuijper, Rob Steendam
  • DL-lactide-epsilon-coprolactone copolymers
    Publication number: 20030147934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific DL-lactide-&egr;-caprolactone copolymers and the application of these polymers in the production of biodegradable medical applications. According to the present invention a polymeric material comprising poly(DL-lactide-co-&egr;-caprolactone) is provided, which is obtained by the copolymerization of DL-lactide and &egr;-caprolactone, having a lactide content of 51-75 mol %, most preferably of 62-69 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Polyganics B.V.
    Inventors: Catharina Everdina Hissink, Theodorus Adrianus C. Flipsen, Hans Wicher Kuijper, Rob Steendam