Patents Examined by Michael G. Hartley
  • Patent number: 11796610
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to hyperpolarized probes for use in magnetic resonance studies of biological systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventor: Qiu Wang
  • Patent number: 11795064
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymetalloxane including a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1), which stably exists in a transparent and uniform state in a solution and can form a homogeneous cured film: wherein R1 is an organic group and at least one of R1 is an (R33SiO—) group, R3 is optionally selected from specific groups, R2 is optionally selected from specific groups, when plural R1, R2, and R3 exist, they may be the same or different, M represents a specific metal atom, m is an integer indicating a valence of a metal atom M, and a is an integer of 1 to (m?2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masao Kamogawa, Mitsuhito Suwa, Hiroko Mitsui, Miki Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 11795056
    Abstract: Provided is a method capable of separating and purifying astatine-211 in a high yield and dissolving same in a solution. A method for producing astatine-211, including a step of irradiating ? ray to bismuth to produce astatine-211 in the bismuth, and a step of distilling the bismuth that received ? ray irradiation with a carrier gas containing an inert gas, O2 and H2O to separate and purify astatine-211, and dissolving the astatine-211 in a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Atsushi Shinohara, Atsushi Toyoshima, Takashi Yoshimura, Akimitsu Kanda
  • Patent number: 11786468
    Abstract: The invention provides a (drug-containing) lipid nanoparticle with: (i) at least one phospholipid; (ii) at least one lysolipid; and (iii) at least one phospholipid comprising a hydrophilic polymer; and (iv) at least one structural lipid of formula (I) which has the following general structure: wherein R and R? are long hydrocarbyl hydrophobic chains, Y is a linker element, and PHG is a polar head group described as large according to its van der Waals radius, and which is different from the phospholipid (i). The lipid nanoparticle can release a drug (or API) from within the lipid nanoparticle as a result of focused ultrasound (FUS) applied continuously, at least twice, to a desired part of the body to induce hyperthermia (an increase in temperature). FUS is applied after the lipid nanoparticle containing the drug has been administered to the live subject, and causes controlled release of the drug at the desired site of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
    Inventors: Maria Thanou, Michael James Lee Wright, Miguel Centelles, Andrew David Miller, Wladyslaw Gedroyc
  • Patent number: 11786613
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmacologically acceptable magnetic nanoparticles suitable for administration to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FERRONOVA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Stewart Gavin Bartlett, Melanie Ruth Maria Nelson, Benjamin Thierry, Aidan Cousins, Thi Hanh Nguyen Pham, Brian Stanley Hawkett
  • Patent number: 11787764
    Abstract: Heptamethine cyanines for use as fluorescent markers of the biliary and renal systems are disclosed. Certain heptamethine cyanines exhibit renal system specificity, while others exhibit biliary system specificity. The compounds may be used for diagnostic purposes and/or for visualization of renal or biliary systems during surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
    Inventors: Martin John Schnermann, Peter C. W. Kim, Jaepyeong Cha, Roger Rauhauser Nani
  • Patent number: 11779665
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of fluorinating organic compounds. The electrochemical fluorination and radiofluorination of organic molecules using the cation pool technique is described, where the 18F and/or 19F-fluorine ions are added after the process of electrochemical oxidation, i.e., after formation of a carbocationic organic compound (i.e., a compound having a carbon atom with a positive charge).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Saman Sadeghi, Mehrdad Balandeh
  • Patent number: 11771779
    Abstract: The present application provides a compound comprising at least one isotopically labeled nitrogen atom for use in diagnosing a condition or disease in a subject, compositions and kits comprising the compound and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Ayelet Gamliel, Talia Harris, Gal Sapir, Jacob Sosna, Moshe John Gomori, Rachel Katz-Brull
  • Patent number: 11771029
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biocontrol compositions against plant fungal pathogens and methods of use thereof for the prevention or reduction of crop loss or food spoilage. The biocontrol composition can comprise at least one microbe with anti-fungal activity or a secondary metabolite of the at least one microbe. The methods can comprise application of the biocontrol composition to a plant, a seed, or a produce thereof or to a packaging material used to transport or store the produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Boost Biomes, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McBride, Karen Hunt, Jamie Bacher, Veronica Garcia, James Pearce
  • Patent number: 11766483
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds with the ability to link an immune response to a defined therapeutic target, to the use of said compounds in treating cancer and infectious diseases, to compositions containing said compounds, processes for their preparation and to novel intermediates used in said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: CENTAURI THERAPEUTICS LIMITED (GB/GB)
    Inventors: Michael Westby, Melanie Glossop, Christine Watson, Christopher Pickford
  • Patent number: 11763955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing Tc-99m by using nuclear resonance fluorescence. More specifically, and a method of preparing Tc-99m by using nuclear resonance fluorescence includes irradiating a ground-state Tc-99 nucleus with a photon beam, thereby causing a nuclear transmutation to proceed such that the nucleus excited to high energy and then undergoes a transition to Tc-99m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yonghee Kim, Jiyoung Lee, Seongdong Jang, Ur Rehman Haseeb, Eun Ki Lee, Young Ae Kim, Ji Eun Jung
  • Patent number: 11759534
    Abstract: A nanotherapeutic supported by a hierarchical silica composite with dual imaging capability (e.g. fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging), a method of preparing the nanotherapeutic, and a method of treating cancer. Also disclosed is a method of oxidatively dehydrogenating ethane using a catalytic system supported by a hierarchical silica composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: B. Rabindran Jermy
  • Patent number: 11753431
    Abstract: Provided are a compound including a cleavable linker, a use thereof, and an intermediate compound for preparing the same, and more particularly, the compound including a cleavable linker of the present invention may include an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a probe for detection, etc.) having a specific function or activity, a SO2 functional group which is capable of selectively releasing the active agent, and a functional group which triggers a chemical reaction, a physicochemical reaction and/or a biological reaction by external stimulation, and may further include a ligand (for example, oligopeptide, polypeptide, antibody, etc.) having binding specificity for a desired target receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: IntoCell, Inc.
    Inventors: Taekyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sunyoung Kim, Suho Park, Jongun Cho, Doohwan Jung, Donghoon Seo, Jaeho Lee, Sangkwang Lee, Sanghyeon Yun, Hyang Sook Lee, Okku Park, Beomseok Seo
  • Patent number: 11752223
    Abstract: A method for producing an 225Ac solution includes a step (I) of irradiating a 226Ra target with particles to generate two or more actinium radioisotopes (Ac) including at least 225Ac, a step (II) of dissolving the 226Ra target after the aforementioned step to obtain a solution (1), a step (III) of separating 226Ra and Ac contained in the solution (1) to obtain a solution (2), a step (IV) of allowing Ac contained in the solution (2) other than 225Ac to decay to obtain a solution (3), and a step (V) of separating Ra and Ac contained in the solution (3) to obtain a solution (4). The solution (4) is used to produce a medicine that contains, as an active ingredient, a conjugate between a chelating agent that has formed a complex with 225Ac, and a targeting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yoshio Honda, Taku Ito, Jun Ichinose, Hiroaki Ichikawa, Tomoyuki Imai, Kotaro Nagatsu, Hisashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11752222
    Abstract: A method for preparing a suspension of “size-controlled” gas-filled microvesicles by microfluidic manufacturing techniques, which comprises using a gaseous flow comprising a first gas having high solubility in water and a second gas having low 5 solubility in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bracco Suisse SA
    Inventors: Tim Segers, Emmanuel Gaud, Gilles Casqueiro, Peter Frinking, Anne Lassus
  • Patent number: 11744906
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds with imaging moieties for imaging a subject. The present invention also relates to systems, compositions, and methods for the synthesis and use of imaging agents, or precursors thereof. An imaging agent precursor may be converted to an imaging agent using the methods described herein. In some cases, a composition or plurality of imaging agents is enriched in 18F. In some cases, an imaging agent may be used to image an area of interest in a subject, including, but not limited to, the heart, cardiovascular system, cardiac vessels, brain, and other organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Cesati, Heike S. Radeke, Suresh K. Pandey, Ajay Purohit, Simon P. Robinson
  • Patent number: 11738100
    Abstract: Aqueous formulations and kits of radiopharmaceutical compounds of general Formula (II) protected from radiolysis with stabilisers, such as L-methionine and gentisic acid, are disclosed, wherein the compounds are based on sarcophagine ligands coordinated to a radioisotope, such as 64-copper, and linked to a tetrazine group for reaction with tumour targeting antibodies having functional reactive groups such as trans-cyclooctene, processes of preparing said radioligand formulations, and uses thereof for radioimaging, diagnosing and treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CLARITY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew John Harris, Sean Lumb
  • Patent number: 11738101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating cancer. This method involves providing a first agent comprising a first targeting component coupled to a first cancer therapeutic component and providing a second agent comprising a second targeting component coupled to a second cancer therapeutic component. The first and second targeting components have different biodistributions and/or pharmacokinetics. The first and second agents are administered to a subject having cancer to treat the cancer. Also disclosed is a combination therapeutic comprising the first and second agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Neil H. Bander
  • Patent number: 11738088
    Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a structure of: wherein L is a cleavable linker group; X is a cargo moiety-containing group; and R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; or R1 and R2 together form a boronic ester ring or a substituted boronic ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Paul E. Floreancig, Alexander Deiters, Ramsey D. Hanna, Yuta R. Naro
  • Patent number: 11738095
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to cyanine-containing compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising cyanine-containing compounds; and methods of using cyanine-containing compounds for cancer cell imaging, cancer cell growth inhibition, and detecting cancer cells, for example. Compounds of the invention are preferentially taken up by cancer cells as compared to normal cells. This allows many uses in the cancer treatment, diagnosis, tracking and imaging fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Leland W. K. Chung, Lucjan Strekowski, Chunmeng Shi, Maged Henary, Gabor Patonay, James J. Krutak, Xiaojian Yang, Guodong Zhu, Ruoxiang Wang, Haiyen E. Zhau