Patents by Inventor Tyrell J. Rivers

Tyrell J. Rivers 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).

  • Biodegradable, electrically conducting polymer for tissue engineering applications
    Patent number: 6696575
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention includes a novel biodegradable conducting polymer for biomedical applications. The polymer combines mixed heteroaromatic conductive segments of pyrrole and thiophene with flexible aliphatic chains via degradable ester linkages. In addition to its utility for peripheral nerve regeneration, the polymer may be applied to other areas of tissue engineering, including spinal cord regeneration, wound healing, bone repair, muscle tissue stimulation, and other regenerative, restorative, reconstructive, therapeutic, prophylactic, and diagnostic functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Christine E. Schmidt, Tyrell J. Rivers
  • Biodegradable, electrically conducting polymer for tissue engineering applications
    Publication number: 20030066987
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention includes a novel biodegradable conducting polymer for biomedical applications. The polymer combines mixed heteroaromatic conductive segments of pyrrole and thiophene with flexible aliphatic chains via degradable ester linkages. In addition to its utility for peripheral nerve regeneration, the polymer may be applied to other areas of tissue engineering, including spinal cord regeneration, wound healing, bone repair, muscle tissue stimulation, and other regenerative, restorative, reconstructive, therapeutic, prophylactic, and diagnostic functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Christine E. Schmidt, Tyrell J. Rivers