Patents by Inventor Akhilesh Kumar Shakya

Akhilesh Kumar Shakya 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).

  • Publication number: 20220211842
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Harvinder Singh Gill, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya
  • Patent number: 11318199
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Harvinder Singh Gill, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya
  • Patent number: 11311617
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Harvinder Singh Gill, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya
  • Publication number: 20210315990
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Harvinder Singh Gill, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya
  • Publication number: 20200138941
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Harvinder Singh Gill, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya