Contacts
Commercialization & Economic Development
Vice President
Len Heller / (859) 218-6512
A256 ASTeCC Building
Intellectual Property Development
Don Keach / (859) 218-6555
A144 ASTeCC Building
Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship
Dean Harvey / (859) 257-1930
A107 ASTeCC Building
UK currently holds more than 300 patents within a strong portfolio that includes drug development & design, plant biotech, equine health, and materials for medical implants, drug delivery systems, and medical devices.
September 2009
Avindra Nath, inventor, (Ellicott City, MD) and co-inventors Russell Mumper (formerly UK), Jerold Woodward (Medicine), Zhengrong Cui (formerly UK) received a patent for “Compositions comprising human immunodeficiency virus Tat absorbed to the surface of anionic nanoparticles.” #7,588,764
July 2009
Robert Vallance, inventor, (South Riding, VA) and co-inventors Bruce Walcott (Engineering), James Lumpp (Engineering), Aravind Balasubramanian (Engineering) and Osamah Rawashdeh (Engineering) received a patent for “Linear actuator using shape memory wire with controller. #7,555,900
Robert Lodder, inventor, (Pharmacy) received a patent for “Method and system for situ spectroscopic evaluation of an object.” #7,557,923
Daniel Wermeling, inventor, (Pharmacy) and co-inventors Ryan Vallance (Engineering), Aravind Balasubramanian (Engineering), Bruce Walcott (Engineering), John Main (Engineering) and James Lumpp (Engineering) received a patent for “Programmable multi-dose intranasal drug delivery device.” #7,557,321