Patents Assigned to The American University of Beirut
  • PHOTOSENSITIZERS, METHOD OF MAKING THEM AND THEIR USE IN PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150187513
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel photosensitizers, method of making them, and their use in photoelectric conversion devices such as the Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). The photosensitizers have the Formula M(L1)2L2L3, M(L1)3L4 and ML4L5 where L1, (L2-L3) and (L4-L5) represent independently monodentate, bidentate and tridentate ligands of specific structures, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: American University of Beirut
    Inventors: Tarek Ghaddar, Tharallah Shoker
  • Imidazol[1,2-?]quinoxalines and derivatives for the treatment of cancers
    Patent number: 8378098
    Abstract: Imidazo[1,2-a]quinoxaline compounds for the treatment of cancers as well as pharmaceutical compositions that include these compounds and their uses in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Universite de Montpellier I, American University of Beirut, Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer de Montpellier
    Inventors: Carine Deleuze-Masquefa, Georges Moarbess, Pierre-Antoine Bonnet, Frédéric Pinguet, Ali Bazarbachi, Françoise Bressolle
  • Methods and compositions for treating disorders caused by a deficiency in a gene product of a CLN gene
    Patent number: 8242086
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating a disorder associated with a deficiency in a gene product of a CLN gene in a subject (e.g., neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL)), comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a sphingolipid (e.g., galactosylceramide, ceramide, lysophosphatidic acid, sulfatide and any combination thereof), thereby treating the disorder in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Duke University, The American University of Beirut
    Inventor: Rose-Mary N. Boustany
  • APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DEPTH OF A HYDROPHOBIC LIQUID ON THE SURFACE OF WATER AND METHOD FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20110060551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for measuring depth of a hydrophobic liquid, such as oil, on a surface of water. The device uses a conductivity sensor and/or an optical sensor to detect the depth of an oil-water boundary. The device may have a Global Positioning System (GPS) for determining the geographic position of the device. Measurements of oil depth taken at particular geographic locations may be transmitted in real-time by the device to a remote computer in order to generate a depth profile of an oil spill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: American University of Beirut
    Inventor: Imad H. Elhajj