Engagement with Industry - HKU Faculty of Dentistry

Engagement with Industry

HKU Faculty of Dentistry

Industry Engagement

Fostering Innovation & Uplifting Society

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) defines Knowledge Exchange (KE) as engaging, for mutual benefit, with business, government or the public to generate, acquire, apply and make accessible the knowledge needed to enhance material, human, social, cultural and environmental well-being. Through the patents and commercialization of innovations, the HKU Faculty of Dentistry is committed to translate the excellence in research into a contribution for global mankind, and to make a positive impact on society.

Patents

Granted Patents & Pending Applications

IP01595-USP
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CEPHALOMETRY

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/12/12

IP01591-USP
A SYSTEM AND METHOD DETERMINING A STRAIN OR A FORCE APPLIED BY A DENTAL APPLIANCE

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/12/05

IP01583-USP
HIF-1α STABILIZATION FOR TISSUE REGENERATION

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/11/22

IP01556-USP
METHOD FOR SELF-ASSEMBLING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE AND THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/08/20

IP01554-USP
A DEVICE FOR PERIODONTITIS TREATMENT AND A DENTAL KIT

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/11/14

IP01517-USP
ALGORITHM FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGNING AND MODELING OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANT

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/06/11

IP01504-USR
MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMER AND COMPOSITION FOR TISSUE REGENERATION AND METHODS THEREOF

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/05/30

IP01494-USP
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A LOCAL SHAPE AT A POINT ON AN OBJECT

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/05/20

IP01488-USP
COMPOSITION FOR PERIODONTAL TREATMENT AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING A POLYMER WITH THE COMPOSITION

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/05/31

IP01478-USR
MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/03/19

IP01474-USP
HUMAN TRYPTOPHANYTL-TRNA SYNTHETASE TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODELS

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/12/03

IP01452-USP
GUIDED BONE REGENERATION MATERIAL, METHOD OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/06/27

IP01446-USP2
ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES FOR REMINERALIZATION OF TEETH AND PREVENTION OF DENTAL CARIES

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/07/10

IP01446-USP1
ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE 8DSS-C8-P-113 WITH TARGETED KILLING OF S. MUTANS AND REMINERALIZATION FOR PREVENTION OF DENTAL CARIES

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/02/29

IP01442-USP
ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MICRONEEDLE FOR DRUG DELIVERY INTO DEEP TISSUE

Patent Type

Provisional [Prov]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/01/16

IP01415-PCT
A HOT END FOR 3D PRINTING OF COLOR AND STRUCTURAL GRADIENT CERAMIC VIA FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING

Patent Type

Patent Cooperation Treaty [PCT]

Country

PCT

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/02

IP01397-US
HYDROGEL-BASED DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR INDUCTION OF INTRATUMORAL TERTIARY LYMPHOID STRUCTURES AND AUGMENTATION OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE AND METHODS THEREOF

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/20

IP01397-PRC
一種用於誘導腫瘤內三級淋巴結構和增強免疫檢查點阻斷的基於水凝膠的遞送系統及其方法

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/20

IP01372-USR
ANTI-CARIES PEPTIDES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL AND REMINERALIZING PROPERTIES AND METHODS THEREOF

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/08/14

IP01370-TW
DATA-BASED PERSONALIZED SITE-SPECIFIC CARE ADVISING MODEL POWERED WITH ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

Taiwan

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/19

IP01370-PCT
DATA-BASED PERSONALIZED SITE-SPECIFIC CARE ADVISING MODEL POWERED WITH ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Patent Type

Patent Cooperation Treaty [PCT]

Country

PCT

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/19

IP01265-USR
DEEP LEARNING BASED METHOD TO GENERATE A DENTAL PROSTHESIS

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/01/31

IP01265-PRC
用於產生口腔修復體的基於深度學習的方法

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/01/31

IP01242-USR
用於產生口腔修復體的基於深度學習的方法

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/01/31

IP01242-USR
POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM) FLUORIDE - A NEW ANTI-CARIES AND REMINERALIZING AGENT

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/06/26

IP01242-PRC
聚(二烷基二甲基氟化銨) - 一種新的抗齲和再礦化劑

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/07/01

IP01235-PCT
THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHODS FOR MAKING METAL-EMBEDDED MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND DEVICES

Patent Type

Patent Cooperation Treaty [PCT]

Country

PCT

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/10/13

IP01208-USR
NOVEL ANTICARIES MATERIAL FOR DENTAL USE

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/06/27

IP01208-PRC
用於牙科用途的新型防齲材料

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/07/10

IP01168-US Reg
MICRO SCALE MIST MOUTHGUARD CLEANING DEVICE

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/01/20

IP01168-HKST
Micro Scale Mist Mouthguard Cleaning Device

Patent Type

Short-term

Country

HK

Status

Granted

Filed Date

2023/01/28

IP01168-CN
微米級霧護口器清潔裝置

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/01/28

IP01127-US Reg
EVAPORATION STRATEGY GENERATED ANTIBACTERIAL ENAMEL-LIKE FLUORAPATITE-POLYACRYLIC ACID SHEET FOR FUNCTIONAL DENTAL RESTORATION

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/11/09

IP01099-PCT-US
SILVER COMPLEX FLUORIDE {BIS (1, 3, 5-TRIAZA-7-PHOSPHAADAMANTANE) SILVER FLUORIDE} -A NEW THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CARIES MANAGEMENT

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/02/08

IP01099-PCT-PRC
銀絡合氟化物{雙(1,3,5-三氮雜-7-磷金剛烷)氟化銀} - 用於齲齒管理的新型治療劑

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/02/04

IP01058-PCT-US
ORAL-JET PROCLEANING SYSTEMS

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/16

IP01058-PCT-PRC
口腔噴射預清潔系統

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/09/18

IP01004-PCT-US
ANTIBACTERIAL AND MINERALIZING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/08/16

IP01004-PCT-PRC
抗菌和礦化組合物及其使用方法

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/08/10

IP01004-PCT-EP
ANTIBACTERIAL AND MINERALIZING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

EP

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2023/07/10

IP00992-US Reg
SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP

Patent Type

Regular [Reg]

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/04/26

IP00992-HKST
SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP

Patent Type

Short-term

Country

HK

Status

Granted

Filed Date

2022/04/26

IP00992-EP
SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

EP

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/04/25

IP00992-CN-HKStd
SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP

Patent Type

Std (R)

Country

HK

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/11/25

IP00992-CN
帶有患者匹配的腓骨踝骨帽的手術裝置

Patent Type

Foreign/Non PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/04/26

IP00960-PCT-US
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A SARS-COV-2 INFECTION

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2022/12/01

IP00960-PCT-CN
用於治療SARS-COV-2感染的組合物和方法

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Granted

Filed Date

2022/11/30

IP00956-PCT-US
ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUND, COMPOSITION AND USES THEREOF

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

US

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/06/06

IP00956-PCT-PRC
抗真菌化合物、組合物及其用途

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

PRC

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/06/18

IP00956-PCT-IN
Antifungal compound and uses thereof

Patent Type

Nationalized PCT

Country

India

Status

Pending Application

Filed Date

2024/04/20

Startup & Spin-off Company

Levobio

The start-up “Levobio Ltd” is a new, energetic company that aims to develop biomimetic and bioinspired medical and dental materials, with the absence of harmful components such as “BPA” and “heavy metal”. (TSSSU@HKU recipient since from 2019)

Digident AI

DigiDent AI Limited is being established in Hong Kong offering superior technology solutions in dentistry including the design of fixed prosthesis. Dental laboratories and the industry have long since been encountered problems related to accuracy, sensitivity and robustness of the stone moulds, the working flow is tedious, labour and cost consuming. By contrast, DigiDent AI Limited is pioneering a software approach based on machine learning algorithms with learning each patient and compiling with materials selection, to achieve the full-automatic design of dental prosthesis with high accuracy, reduced time and labour. (TSSSU@HKU recipient since from 2018)

Enquiry

Assistant Dean (Innovation)

Professor James Tsoi
jkhtsoi@hku.hk

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