Patents by Inventor John Michael ESPINOSA DURÁN

John Michael ESPINOSA DURÁN 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).

  • Artificial bacteriophage based on carbon nanostructures for supplying medicaments
    Patent number: 10413609
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial bacteriophage for supplying medicaments, nutrients, proteins, DNA/RNA or other type of molecules to bacteria and/or diseased cells, directly to the cytoplasm, passing through the cell membrane thereof, through a pore of said membrane. The artificial bacteriophage is based on carbon nanostructures and comprises a nanocontainer for medicaments, a channel for transporting medicaments and a tip together with an array of linker proteins and protein receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Universidad del Valle
    Inventors: Jaime Velasco Medina, John Michael Espinosa Durán, Julio César Arce Clavijo
  • ARTIFICIAL BACTERIOPHAGE BASED ON CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SUPPLYING MEDICAMENTS
    Publication number: 20170326239
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial bacteriophage for supplying medicaments, nutrients, proteins, DNA/RNA or other type of molecules to bacteria and/or diseased cells, directly to the cytoplasm, passing through the cell membrane thereof, through a pore of said membrane. The artificial bacteriophage is based on carbon nanostructures and comprises a nanocontainer for medicaments, a channel for transporting medicaments and a tip together with an array of linker proteins and protein receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jaime VELASCO MEDINA, John Michael ESPINOSA DURÁN, Julio César ARCE CLAVIJO