Pitt innovators were issued 5 U.S. patents in June 2025.
Featured patent: 12,329,730: Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Containing Polymer Microparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery
Pitt innovators are developing a dual-component drug delivery system for single-dose treatment of inner-ear infections. The innovation includes polymer-based microspheres and a thermo-responsive hydrogel that provides sustained release of antibiotics over two weeks. For more information on this technology, including licensing, contact us at partner@pitt.edu.
Below is a listing of all patents issued to Pitt innovators in June 2025. You can also search all Pitt technologies available for licensing.
| Patent Number |
Title | Inventor(s) | Licensing Manager | Status | |||
| 12,326,444 | Development and Parameter Assessment for Vertically Aligned Platinum Wire Aptasensor Arrays for Impedimetric Detection of Cardiac | Prashant Kumta; Mitali Patil | Janice Panza | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,329,730 | Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Containing Polymer Microparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery | Morgan Dileo; Steven Little; Joel Schuman | Janice Panza | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,339,779 | Method and Apparatus for Replacing Data From Near to Far Memory Over a Slow Interconnect for Oversubscribed Irregular Applications | Debashis Ganguly; Rami Melhem; Jun Yang; Ziyu Zhang | Robert Racunas | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,322,522 | Low-Voltage Electron Beam Control of Conductive State at a Complex Oxide Interface | Jeremy Levy | Connor Perryman | Available for Licensing | |||
| 12,329,546 | Stress Prediction Based on Neural Network | Timothy Chung; David Vorp | Janice Panza | Optioned | |||