Patents by Inventor Alexander Ruffani

Alexander Ruffani 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).

  • Functionalised silicon nanoparticles
    Patent number: 10130588
    Abstract: The present invention is related to silicon nanoparticles, a pharmaceutical composition comprising silicon nanoparticles, a method for synthesis of the silicon nanoparticles and their use for in vivo diagnostics, visualization of drug delivery or staining of cells, biological processes or pathways. The silicon nanoparticles are characterized that they comprise a silicon core of a size of 1 to 10 nm and are terminated with allylamine or poly(allylamine) comprising up to 10 allylamine groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER
    Inventors: Holger Stephan, Ralf Bergmann, Alexander Ruffani, Luisa DeCola
  • Functionalised silicon nanoparticles
    Publication number: 20140377176
    Abstract: The present invention is related to silicon nanoparticles, a pharmaceutical composition comprising silicon nanoparticles, a method for synthesis of the silicon nanoparticles and their use for in vivo diagnostics, visualization of drug delivery or staining of cells, biological processes or pathways. The silicon nanoparticles are characterised that they comprise a silicon core of a size of 1 to 10 nm and are terminated with allylamine or poly(allylamine) comprising up to 10 allylamine groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Holger Stephan, Ralf Bergmann, Alexander Ruffani, Luisa DeCola