Patents by Inventor Anna Cleta Croce

Anna Cleta Croce 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).

  • Fluorogenic substrates for diagnosis and photodynamic treatment of tumors
    Patent number: 6036941
    Abstract: Fluorogenic substrates susceptible of fluorescence emission and photosensitization by enzyme transformation suitable for diagnosis and photodynamic treatment of tumors, consisting of fluorescent substances with photosensitization activity, chemically modified with a group quenching the fluorescence and photosensitization properties, the said quencher group being removable by the cell enzyme activity with restoration of the properties of fluorescence and photosensitization activity of the original substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Giovanni Bottiroli, Anna Cleta Croce, Piero Baglioni, Monica Monici