Patents by Inventor Allison Gallup

Allison Gallup 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).

  • Materials and methods for drug delivery and uptake
    Publication number: 20060188562
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to novel materials and methods for use in delivering and sequestering substances, such as pharmacological agents, within a patient. One aspect of the invention is directed towards core-shell particles having a core encapsulated within a calcium carbonate shell, with an intermediate layer composed of an amphiphilic compound surrounding the core. When the particles of the subject invention are administered to a patient, they are capable of removing lipophilic drugs by absorption of the drug through their mineral shell and into their core. The particles of the subject invention can also be administered to a patient as controlled release, drug delivery vehicles. Thus, in another aspect, the subject invention concerns a method of delivering pharmacological agents by administering the core-shell particles of the subject invention to a patient in need of such administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Laurie Gower, Vishal Patel, Piyush Sheth, Allison Gallup, Michael Ossenbeck
  • Materials and methods for drug delivery and uptake
    Patent number: 7090868
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to novel materials and methods for use in delivering and sequestering substances, such as pharmacological agents, within a patient. One aspect of the invention is directed towards core-shell particles having a core encapsulated within a calcium carbonate shell, with an intermediate layer composed of an amphiphilic compound surrounding the core. When the particles of the subject invention are administered to a patient, they are capable of removing lipophilic drugs by absorption of the drug through their mineral shell and into their core. The particles of the subject invention can also be administered to a patient as controlled release, drug delivery vehicles. Thus, in another aspect, the subject invention concerns a method of delivering pharmacological agents by administering the core-shell particles of the subject invention to a patient in need of such administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Laurie A. Gower, Vishal M. Patel, Piyush Sheth, Allison Gallup, Michael Ossenbeck