Patents by Inventor E. Edmond Kim

E. Edmond Kim 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).

  • Ethylenedicysteine (EC)-drug conjugates, compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging
    Patent number: 6692724
    Abstract: The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing 99mTc chelated with ethylenedicysteine (EC). EC is conjugated with a variety of ligands and chelated to 99mTc for use as an imaging agent for tissue-specific diseases. The drug conjugates of the invention may also be used as a prognostic tool or as a tool to deliver therapeutics to specific sites within a mammalian body. Kits for use in tissue-specific disease imaging are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: David J. Yang, Chun W. Liu, Dong-Fang Yu, E. Edmond Kim