Patents by Inventor Duc M. Nguyen

Duc M. Nguyen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20240124476
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Da Ma, Duc M. Nguyen
  • Molecular containers and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 11897893
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Da Ma, Duc M. Nguyen
  • MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210206774
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Da Ma, Duc M. Nguyen
  • MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170137431
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Da Ma, Duc M. Nguyen
  • Molecular containers and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 9567344
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Da Ma, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Duc M. Nguyen
  • MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140094529
    Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Lyle David Isaacs, Volker Briken, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Da Ma, Duc M. Nguyen
  • Anti-car jacking/theft device
    Patent number: 5574424
    Abstract: An anti-car jacking/theft device for detecting an unauthorized person who is attempting to operate a vehicle and activating an alarm including a measurement mechanism adapted to be coupled to a driver's seat of a vehicle for transmitting an input weight signal indicating a person's weight; a key receiving mechanism adapted for receiving a user-supplied key and transmitting a reset signal when the key is activated, a set signal when the key is de-activated, and a key status ready signal having one mode indicating that the key receiving mechanism is active and another mode indicating that the key means is inactive; control circuitry for receiving the input weight signal from the measurement means and the reset signal, set signal, and key status ready signal from the key receiving means, comparing the input weight signal with a resident reference weight signal and a resident input threshold signal with the control circuitry having one mode for transmitting an alarm command signal indicating that an unauthorized
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventor: Duc M. Nguyen