Patents by Inventor Baran D. Sumer

Baran D. Sumer 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: 20240115741
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Publication number: 20230416457
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH as well as a metal chelating group. In some aspects, the metal chelating group is chelated to a metal ion capable of positron emission. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Baran D. SUMER, Xiankai SUN
  • Patent number: 11723990
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Gang Huang, Tian Zhao, Xinpeng Ma, Yiguang Wang, Yang Li, Baran D. Sumer
  • Publication number: 20210338840
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Patent number: 11013818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Gang Huang, Tian Zhao, Xinpeng Ma, Yiguang Wang, Yang Li, Baran D. Sumer
  • Publication number: 20200087451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH as well as a metal chelating group. In some aspects, the metal chelating group is chelated to a metal ion capable of positron emission. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Baran D. SUMER, Xiankai SUN
  • Publication number: 20180369424
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Patent number: 10098971
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Gang Huang, Tian Zhao, Xinpeng Ma, Yiguang Wang, Yang Li, Baran D. Sumer
  • Patent number: 9872926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Kejin Zhou, Baran D. Sumer
  • Publication number: 20170143852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Publication number: 20170049911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Kejin ZHOU, Baran D. SUMER
  • Patent number: 9511152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Kejin Zhou, Baran D. Sumer