Patents by Inventor Kwanghun Chung

Kwanghun Chung 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).

  • Publication number: 20230324371
    Abstract: Compositions and systems comprising a dorsal forebrain organoid having a core comprising less than 25% apoptotic or hypoxic cells and one or more tumor cells in the organoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Paola Arlotta, Mario L. Suva, Aviv Regev, Kwanghun Chung, Vamsi Mangena, Rafaela Sartore
  • Patent number: 11397140
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for producing size-adjustable tissue-hydrogel hybrids or cell-hydrogel hybrids for imaging cellular and subcellular details and system-scale (e.g., tissue or organism level) intercellular connectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Taeyun Ku, Justin Mark Swaney, Jeong Yoon Park
  • Publication number: 20210348991
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods of making, and methods of use relating to reversibly compressible tissue-hydrogel hybrids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Taeyun Ku
  • Publication number: 20210215581
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for preparing a biological specimen for microscopic analysis. These methods find many uses, for example in medicine and research, e.g., to diagnose or monitor disease or graft transplantation, to study healthy or diseased tissue, to screen candidate agents for toxicity and efficacy in disease modification. Also provided are reagents, devices, kits and systems thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Karl A. Deisseroth, Kwanghun Chung
  • Publication number: 20200049657
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Insitute Of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • Patent number: 10545075
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for preparing a biological specimen for microscopic analysis. These methods find many uses, for example in medicine and research, e.g., to diagnose or monitor disease or graft transplantation, to study healthy or diseased tissue, to screen candidate agents for toxicity and efficacy in disease modification. Also provided are reagents, devices, kits and systems thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl A. Deisseroth, Kwanghun Chung
  • Patent number: 10416116
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • Publication number: 20190145868
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for producing size-adjustable tissue-hydrogel hybrids or cell-hydrogel hybrids for imaging cellular and subcellular details and system-scale (e.g., tissue or organism level) intercellular connectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Taeyun Ku, Justin Mark Swaney, Jeong Yoon Park
  • Publication number: 20180356318
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for preserving samples such as tissue samples and rendering such preserved samples mechanically and chemically stable throughout repeated rounds of labeling and imaging for a plurality of targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • Patent number: 9957472
    Abstract: A microfluidic platform for single-cell capture, stimulation, and imaging. It passively traps 4,000 single cells on a 4.5 mm2 footprint in 30 seconds, with a single-cell loading efficiency of 95%. The array format and optimized geometry allows for easy, robust and efficient single-cell loading, while maintaining captured cells in a low shear stress environment for long-term studies. Because cells are captured sequentially, the system is adequate for rare cell samples. Trapped cells can be exposed to various environmental conditions and chemical stimulus and their dynamic response can be monitored over time. The information gained from high-throughput, single-cell time lapsed imaging presents new opportunities in quantifying cellular responses, as averaged information by other measurement methods eliminates sub-population phenotypes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Catherine Rivet, Hang Lu, Melissa Kemp
  • Publication number: 20170219465
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for preparing a biological specimen for microscopic analysis. These methods find many uses, for example in medicine and research, e.g., to diagnose or monitor disease or graft transplantation, to study healthy or diseased tissue, to screen candidate agents for toxicity and efficacy in disease modification. Also provided are reagents, devices, kits and systems thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Karl A. Deisseroth, Kwanghun Chung
  • Publication number: 20150285765
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • Publication number: 20150144490
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for preparing a biological specimen for microscopic analysis. These methods find many uses, for example in medicine and research, e.g., to diagnose or monitor disease or graft transplantation, to study healthy or diseased tissue, to screen candidate agents for toxicity and efficacy in disease modification. Also provided are reagents, devices, kits and systems thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl A. Deisseroth, Kwanghun Chung