Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Podor

Thomas J. Podor 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).

  • HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL FOR IMPROVING HEART FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20100324150
    Abstract: A method of improving heart function in a subject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of a hyperbranched polyglycerol to a subject. The improvement in heart function may include one or more of an increase in myocardial contractile function, reduced or absent fibrosis, an increase in mechanical efficiency of the heart, an increase in ejection fraction, an increase in glucose oxidation or a decrease in fatty acid oxidation, as determined by conventional methods known in the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
    Inventors: Michael Allard, Thomas J. Podor, Donald E. Brooks, Rajesh K. Kainthan