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David N. Ku
Also filed as: KU DAVID · KU DAVID N · KU DAVID NELSON
16 granted patents·26 pending applications·635 citations·filing 1989–2025
95Inventor score
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42 records- 0190US6231605B1Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogelRESTORE THERAPEUTICS·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·215 cites·5 claims
- 0288US7910124B2Load bearing biocompatible deviceGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·36 cites·14 claims
- 0387US5981826APoly(vinyl alcohol) cryogelGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·180 cites·30 claims
- 0484US8895073B2Hydrogel implant with superficial poresBOYAN BARBARA D·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 25, 2014·16 cites·18 claims
- 0582US10201425B2Implantable open vein valveGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·6 cites·13 claims
- 0682US8318192B2Method of making load bearing hydrogel implantsBOYAN BARBARA D·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 27, 2012·21 cites·12 claims
- 0778US4954519AIsocoumarins with basic substituents as serine proteases inhibitors, anticoagulants and anti-inflammatory agentsGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 4, 1990·17 cites·9 claims
- 0876US8038920B2Methods of producing PVA hydrogel implants and related devicesCARTICEPT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·13 cites·20 claims
- 0967US2005071003A1Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogelFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1066US2024001001A1Compositions and methods for soft tissue augmentation18348273ATHENA DEVICES INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1165US5521502AFlow differentiation scheme for magnetic resonance angiographyGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·27 cites·18 claims
- 1265US2025367151A1Anti-vwf therapeutic for preventing arterial thrombiGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1364US2007299540A1Methods of making medical implants of poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogelSALUMEDICA LLC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1463US8821409B2Lung aerosol collection deviceKU DAVID N·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 2, 2014·11 cites·14 claims
- 1562US2025359993A1Orthopedic implants having circumferential and non-circumferential fibersGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1660US2003008396A1Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogelFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1758US11813168B2Artificial meniscus including circumferential and non-circumferential fiber bundlesGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 14, 2023·1 cites·15 claims
- 1857US2005106255A1Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogelFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1957US2024198073A1Connector for flexible tubing used for fluid transportMD INNOVATE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2056US2004143329A1Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogelFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2155US12324742B2Orthopedic implants having circumferential and non-circumferential fibersGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2254US2023372272A1Use of cystine and derivatives thereof as anti-thrombotic and thrombolytic agentsGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2352US2007164464A1Flexible spinal discSPINEMEDICA CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2451US2004143327A1Solid implantFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2549US2001029399A1Poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogelFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2648US2012010712A1Molds used to produce pva hydrogel implants and related implantsDENOZIERE GUILHEM·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2748US2019343871A1Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Shear Induced Platelet AccumulationGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2847US2006229721A1Solid implantKU DAVID N·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2946US9180000B2Device for tissue repairCANTOURNET SABINE·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 10, 2015·3 cites·26 claims
- 3046US6377832B1System and method for analyzing a medical imageGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·64 cites·80 claims
- 3145US2008269879A1Implantable Prosthetic Vascular ValveSATHE RAHUL DILIP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3245US2005055099A1Flexible spinal discFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3344US2016213201A1Food crumb catching systemKU DAVID·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US5756044AApparatus and method for treating articles in solution with effervescent tabletsCIBA VISION CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·18 cites·28 claims
- 3543US2006200250A1Biocompatible implant deviceKU DAVID N·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3643US2005278025A1Meniscus prosthesisSALUMEDICA LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3742US2017304039A1Soft Tissue Implant Systems, Kits, Implants, Devices and Associated MethodsUNIV EMORY·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3840US2013083311A1Microfluidic system for optical measurement of platelet aggregationLI MELISSA·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3934US2013071271A1Valveless pumpROSEN DAVID·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4034US2014180156A1Aerosol collection devices and methods of useKU DAVID NELSON·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4133US5438992AFlow-induced artifact elimination in magnetic resonance imagesGEORGIA TECH RES INST·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 8, 1995·7 cites·22 claims
- 4229US2012053676A1Implantable Prosthetic Vascular ValvesKU DAVID N·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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