Patents by Inventor Alicja J. Copik

Alicja J. Copik 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: 20220143092
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for stimulation of and the production or expansion of natural killer (NK) cells. Numbers of NK cells can be increased following contact with exosomes modified with one or more stimulatory peptides. Methods and compositions for the production of exosomes, wherein the exosomes comprises stimulatory peptides are also described. Also described are methods of treating cancer using the disclosed NK-stimulating exosomes or NK cells stimulated by the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Robert Y. Igarashi, Deborah Altomare
  • Patent number: 11260076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for stimulation of and the production or expansion of natural killer (NK) cells. Numbers of NK cells can be increased following contact with exosomes modified with one or more stimulatory peptides. Methods and compositions for the production of exosomes, wherein the exosomes comprises stimulatory peptides are also described. Also described are methods of treating cancer using the disclosed NK-stimulating exosomes or NK cells stimulated by the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Robert Y. Igarashi, Deborah Altomare
  • Publication number: 20190314412
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to the expansion of memory NK cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Robert Y. Igarashi, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Deborah Altomare
  • Publication number: 20190309070
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to the treatment of a cancer via the induction of PDL1 and use of anti-PDL1 antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Robert Y. Igarashi, Jeremiah J. Oyer, Deborah A. Altomare
  • Patent number: 10300089
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to the expansion of memory NK cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Robert Y. Igarashi, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Deborah Altomare
  • Publication number: 20180125888
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to the expansion of memory NK cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Robert Y. Igarashi, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Deborah Altomare
  • Publication number: 20170333479
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for stimulation of and the production or expansion of natural killer (NK) cells. Numbers of NK cells can be increased following contact with exosomes modified with one or more stimulatory peptides. Methods and compositions for the production of exosomes, wherein the exosomes comprises stimulatory peptides are also described. Also described are methods of treating cancer using the disclosed NK-stimulating exosomes or NK cells stimulated by the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Alicja J. Copik, Jeremiah L. Oyer, Robert Y. Igarashi, Deborah Altomare