Patents by Inventor Aruna Gambhir

Aruna Gambhir 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).

  • Using alternating electric fields to increase cell membrane permeability
    Patent number: 11103698
    Abstract: Certain substances (e.g., large molecules) that ordinarily cannot traverse the cell membrane of cells can be introduced into cells by applying an alternating electric field to the cell for a period of time, wherein the frequency of the alternating electric field is selected so that application of the alternating electric field increases permeability of the cell membrane. Once the permeability of the cell membrane has been increased, the substance is able to cross the cell membrane. This approach is particularly useful in the context of cancer cells (e.g., glioblastoma).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Novocure GmbH
    Inventor: Aruna Gambhir