Patents by Inventor Robert R. Kane

Robert R. Kane 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: 8658348
    Abstract: Methods for modification of tissue using covalent chemistry. Tissue can be modified through direct alkylation, reduction followed by alkylation, or oxidation followed by condensation to covalently attach small organic molecules or appropriately modified proteins. The modification can be spatially limited to desired regions of the tissue surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Baylor University
    Inventors: Robert R. Kane, Aruna Perera
  • Publication number: 20120231023
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for enhancing an immune response with an adjuvant composition comprising: an anti-dendritic cell (DC)-specific antibody or fragment thereof conjugated to at least a portion of Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) agonist, more specifically a TLR7 ligand (TLR7L), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the conjugate and agonist are each comprised in an amount such that, in combination with the other, are effective to produce the immune response in a human or animal subject in need of immunostimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gerard Zurawski, Jacques F. Banchereau, Anne-Laure Flamar, Robert R. Kane
  • Publication number: 20110294207
    Abstract: Methods for modification of tissue using covalent chemistry. Tissue can be modified through direct alkylation, reduction followed by alkylation, or oxidation followed by condensation to covalently attach small organic molecules or appropriately modified proteins. The modification can be spatially limited to desired regions of the tissue surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Baylor University
    Inventors: Robert R. Kane, Aruna Perera
  • Patent number: 7998925
    Abstract: Methods for modification of tissue using covalent chemistry. Tissue can be modified through direct alkylation, reduction followed by alkylation, or oxidation followed by condensation to covalently attach small organic molecules or appropriately modified proteins. The modification can be spatially limited to desired regions of the tissue surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Baylor University
    Inventors: Robert R. Kane, Aruna Perera
  • Patent number: 6248916
    Abstract: A general synthetic method has been developed for the rapid and efficient production of a variety of boron-rich macromolecules suitable for conjugation with inclusion in receptor-mediated delivery systems as well as other delivery systems. Preparation techniques have been developed to yield precisely ordered oligophosphates which are soluble, hydrophilic, may be homogeneous, and may be prepared with a variety of functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert R. Kane, M. Frederick Hawthorne
  • Patent number: 5856551
    Abstract: A general synthetic method has been developed for the rapid and efficient production of a variety of boron-rich macromolecules suitable for conjugation with of inclusion in receptor-mediated delivery systems as well as other delivery systems. Preparation techniques have been developed to yield precisely ordered oligophosphates which are soluble, hydrophilic, may be homogeneous, and may be prepared with a variety of functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert R. Kane, M. Frederick Hawthorne