Patents by Inventor Aileen Nerio

Aileen Nerio 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).

  • Compounds for the photodecontamination of pathogens in blood
    Patent number: 5556993
    Abstract: Psoralen compounds are synthesized which have substitutions on the 4,4', 5', and 8 positions of the psoralen, which permit enhanced binding to nucleic acid of pathogens. Higher psoralen binding levels and lower mutagenicity are described, resulting in safer, more efficient, and reliable inactivation of pathogens in blood products. The invention contemplates inactivation methods using the new psoralens which do not compromise the function of blood products for transfusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Steritech, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Wollowitz, Stephen T. Isaacs, Henry Rapoport, Hans P. Spielmann, Aileen Nerio