Patents by Inventor Quentin Pankhurst

Quentin Pankhurst 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).

  • MAGNETO-ACOUSTIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200282055
    Abstract: A device for magnetic drug targeting, comprising: a magnetic element (3) for providing a magnetic field configured to retain magnetic microbubbles within a target volume; an ultrasound element (2) for providing an acoustic field configured to excite the magnetic microbubbles while the magnetic microbubbles are retained by the magnetic field within the target volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Lester BARNSLEY, Michael GRAY, Eleanor STRIDE, Quentin PANKHURST
  • MUSCLE CONDITIONING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150313699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a muscle conditioning device comprising one or more implantable bodies and an actuator, where in use, the implantable bodies are magnetically coupled to the actuator and are resiliently positionable to administer mechanical strain to the muscle on operation of the actuator. It also relates to individual elements of the device; to compositions and kits thereof; and to uses of and methods involving the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Richard DAY, Quentin PANKHURST
  • USE OF NANOPARTICLES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
    Publication number: 20120010499
    Abstract: The invention relates to the tracking of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) labeled with magnetic nanoparticles using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the use of this method for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Sam M. Janes, Mark F. Lythgoe, Quentin Pankhurst