Patents by Inventor William Quist

William Quist 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).

  • Bifunctionalized polyester material for surface treatment and biomodification
    Publication number: 20060148926
    Abstract: The invention features a method of treating polyester material to generate functional carboxylic acid and amine groups. These functional groups can be used as sites for covalent bond formation to attach chemical or biological moieties. This bifunctionalized polyester polymer can be used in any medical application in which biocompatible polymers are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Bide, Matthew Phaneuf, William Quist, Donald Dempsey, Frank LoGerfo
  • Methods of applying antibiotic compounds to polyurethane biomaterials using textile dyeing technology
    Publication number: 20050196375
    Abstract: The invention provides urethane polymers bonded to therapeutically active compounds, such as antibiotics. The invention also features methods of applying therapeutically active compounds to polyurethane polymers using textile dyeing. These polymers may be used in a variety of clinical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Matthew Phaneuf, William Quist, Michael Szycher, Martin Bide, Frank LoGerfo
  • Polyurethane-sealed biocompatible device and method for its preparation
    Publication number: 20050119724
    Abstract: Provided is a biocompatible device which has been coated or sealed with a polyether or polyether/carbonate based urethane polymer that contains functional groups (e.g. carboxylic acid groups) which are capable of serving as anchor sites for protein binding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Matthew Phaneuf, Donald Dempsey, William Quist, Frank Logerfo