--- title: University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in September 2016 description: University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in September 2016 --- [Innovation Institute](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/ii/) [Innovation Institute](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/ii/) Menu Close - [About](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/about/) - [Who We Are](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/about/who-we-are/) - [Annual Reports](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/about/annual-reports/) - [Startups/Success Stories](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/pitt-startups/) - [News](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/about/news/) - [Blog](https://blog.innovation.pitt.edu/) - [Innovation Institute Newsletters](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/pitt_impact_newsletter/) - [Staff Directory](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/staff-directory/) - [Programs](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/program-navigator/) - [Program Listings](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/program-navigator/) - [Events](https://www.innovation.pitt.edu/events-competitions/) - 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Efficacy of treatments have been demonstrated in animal models of these diseases. Data is available and an IND is being submitted. [Click here](http://techfinder.tt.pitt.edu/UREF1304920419488750233/KITS_Detail/K4AA3378093237255821/33/KitsResultsR1T1/A11188851968) for a more detailed description of the discovery. For more information on licensing this discovery, contact [Andrew Remes](http://aremes@innovation.pitt.edu), Licensing Manger. Other patents issued to Pitt Innovators in September 2016 include: | **Patent Number** | **Title** | **Inventor(s)** | **Licensing Manager** | **Status** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9,443,128 | Segmenting Biological Structures From Microscopy Images | John Ozolek | [Maria Vanegas](mailto:mvanegas@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,439,919 |   Uridine Diphosphate Compounds as Mobilizers of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells | Byeong Chel Lee | [Andrew Remes](mailto:aremes@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licnesing | | 9,439,877 | [Small Molecule Inhibitors of DUSP6 and uses Thereof](http://techfinder.tt.pitt.edu/UREF89136879/KITS_Detail/K4AA2968105446115366/33/KitsResultsR1T1/A11189141356) | Micahel Wai Kok Tsang, Billy W. Day, Vasily Korotchenko | [Alex Ducruet](mailto:aducruet@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,449,144 | [Flux Balance Analysis with Molecular Crowding](http://techfinder.tt.pitt.edu/UREF1304920419488750233/KITS_Detail/K4AA2268192600608711/33/KitsResultsR1T1/A11188881697) | Zoltan Nagy Oltavi, Alexei Vazquez | [Maria Vanegas](mailto:mvanegas@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,445,874 | Graft Devices and Methods of Use | David A. Vorp, William Wagner | [Alex Ducruet](mailto:aducruet@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,447,449 | Recombinant Mycobacteriophages for Delivery of Nucleic Acids of Interest Into Mycobacteria | Graham F. Hatfull | [Maria Vanegas](mailto:mvanegas@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,451,885 | [Depth-Selective Fiber-Optic Probe](http://techfinder.tt.pitt.edu/UREF89136879/KITS_Detail/K4AA3418134520753084/33/KitsResultsR1T1/A11189154921) | Yang Lui, Can Fang | [Janice Panza](mailto:jpanza@innovation.pitt.edu) | Available for Licensing | | 9,452,200 | Activators of CXCR3 for the Treatment of Angiopathies of the Eye | Alan H. 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