Patents by Inventor Iman Niknia

Iman Niknia 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).

  • Patent number: 11938295
    Abstract: Ingestible devices can directly deliver therapeutic agents to desired tissue(s) of the GI tract of a subject, such as the submucosa, the mucosa, and/or the mucus layer of the GI tract, and methods of using the same. The ingestible devices can deliver therapeutic agents in a safe, effective, and reliable manner. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Biora Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Ryan Elliott Jones, Kevin Howe, Pejman Rahimian, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20230363663
    Abstract: Ingestible devices capable of delivering a dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are disclosed. A removably attachable storage reservoir configured to be used with an ingestible device and capable of storing dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Christopher Loren Wahl, Gene Alan Wey, Aaron Olafur Laurence Philippsen, Mark Sasha Drlik, Ryan Elliott Jones, Nathan John Mueller, Andrew Carlos Garland, Iman Niknia
  • Patent number: 11793420
    Abstract: Ingestible devices capable of delivering a dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are disclosed. A removably attachable storage reservoir configured to be used with an ingestible device and capable of storing dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Biora Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Christopher Loren Wahl, Gene Alan Wey, Aaron Olafur Laurence Philippsen, Mark Sasha Drlik, Ryan Elliott Jones, Nathan John Muller, Andrew Carlos Garland, Iman Niknia
  • Patent number: 11707610
    Abstract: Ingestible devices can directly deliver therapeutic agents to desired tissue(s) of the GI tract of a subject, such as the submucosa, the mucosa, and/or the mucus layer of the GI tract, and methods of using the same. The ingestible devices can deliver therapeutic agents in a safe, effective, and reliable manner. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Ryan Elliott Jones, Kevin Howe, Pejman Rahimian, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20230149315
    Abstract: Ingestible devices can directly deliver therapeutic agents to desired tissue(s) of the GI tract of a subject, such as the submucosa, the mucosa, and/or the mucus layer of the GI tract, and methods of using the same. The ingestible devices can deliver therapeutic agents in a safe, effective, and reliable manner. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. SHIMIZU, Mitchell Lawrence JONES, Mark Sasha DRLIK, Iman NIKNIA, Nathan John MULLER, Tuyen NGUYEN, Christopher Loren WAHL, Edward MUDGE, Nicholas Mark SALT, Nia Eleri STEVENS, Stuart Robert ABERCROMBIE, Christopher Ian BUNCE, Ryan Elliott JONES, Kevin David HOWE, Pejman RAHIMIAN, Nelson QUINTANA
  • Publication number: 20230062996
    Abstract: Provided herein are intranasal fluid delivery devices and apparatus comprising a dispensing tip a shot chamber carrying a fluid, the shot chamber having a diaphragm at one end and a plunger at the other end, and an actuator connected to a push rod moveable toward the shot chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: James Patrick JACKSON, Aaron Olafur Laurence PHILIPPSEN, Joshua Adrian COUTTS, Wesley Barrett CHAMBERLIN, Hannah Czaja RUSAK-GILLRIE, Iman NIKNIA, Julian Snyder GROVE, Nicholas David ALLAN, David James ALT, Kenneth Colin MacNarin IRVING, Peter OXLEY, Kenza Elizabeth COUBROUGH, Evan MCCORDICK
  • Publication number: 20230023414
    Abstract: This disclosure features methods and devices for treating diseases with orally-delivered biotherapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20230017603
    Abstract: Ingestible devices can directly deliver therapeutic agents to desired tissue(s) of the GI tract of a subject, such as the submucosa, the mucosa, and/or the mucus layer of the GI tract, and methods of using the same. The ingestible devices can deliver therapeutic agents in a safe, effective, and reliable manner. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. SHIMIZU, Mitchell Lawrence JONES, Mark Sasha DRLIK, Iman NIKNIA, Nathan John MULLER, Tuyen NGUYEN, Christopher Loren WAHL, Edward MUDGE, Nicholas Mark SALT, Nia Eleri STEVENS, Stuart Robert ABERCROMBIE, Christopher Ian BUNCE, Ryan Elliott JONES, Kevin HOWE, Pejman RAHIMIAN, Nelson QUINTANA
  • Patent number: 11439802
    Abstract: A method of treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprising: trans-epithelially administering a dispensable substance to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the subject by orally administering an ingestible device comprising the dispensable substance to the subject. The ingestible device is configured for trans-epithelial delivery of the dispensable substance to the GI tract of the subject and the dispensable substance comprises a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a glucagon receptor agonist or a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. The ingestible device releases the dispensable substance as at least one jet to a desired location of the GI tract of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Biora Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20220249814
    Abstract: This disclosure features methods and devices for treating diseases with orally-delivered biotherapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20210283385
    Abstract: An ingestible device, includes a storage reservoir configured to store a dispensable substance and a pressurized chamber configured so that, when a restraining force is removed from the pressurized chamber, the dispensable substance exits the ingestible device via openings in the ingestible device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Patent number: 11007356
    Abstract: An ingestible device, includes a storage reservoir configured to store a dispensable substance and a pressurized chamber configured so that, when a restraining force is removed from the pressurized chamber, the dispensable substance exits the ingestible device via openings in the ingestible device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Progenity, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20210038872
    Abstract: An ingestible device, includes a storage reservoir configured to store a dispensable substance and a pressurized chamber configured so that, when a restraining force is removed from the pressurized chamber, the dispensable substance exits the ingestible device via openings in the ingestible device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Shimizu, Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia, Nathan John Muller, Tuyen Nguyen, Christopher Loren Wahl, Edward Mudge, Nicholas Mark Salt, Nia Eleri Stevens, Stuart Robert Abercrombie, Christopher Ian Bunce, Nelson Quintana
  • Publication number: 20200245897
    Abstract: Ingestible devices capable of delivering a dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are disclosed. A removably attachable storage reservoir configured to be used with an ingestible device and capable of storing dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Christopher Loren Wahl, Gene Alan Wey, Aaron Olafur Laurence Philippsen, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia
  • Publication number: 20180070857
    Abstract: Ingestible devices capable of delivering a dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are disclosed. A removably attachable storage reservoir configured to be used with an ingestible device and capable of storing dispensable substance, such as, for example, a therapeutic agent, as well as related components, systems and methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mitchell Lawrence Jones, Christopher Loren Wahl, Gene Alan Wey, Aaron Olafur Laurence Philippsen, Mark Sasha Drlik, Iman Niknia