Patents by Inventor Biddanda C. Ponnappa

Biddanda C. Ponnappa 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: 20020192274
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel liposome composition wherein phosphatidyl ethanolamine, cholesteryl hemisuccinate, and cholesterol in a ratio of 7:4:2 allow for the efficacious administration of a therapeutic agent to a macrophage. The liposomes of the present invention are stable at physiological pHs, while at the same time being fusogenic at acidic pHs. This property allows for the delivery of the therapeutic agent into the cytosol, and subsequently the nucleus, of the macrophage. The liposome composition disclosed herein is useful in the treatment of macrophage associated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Biddanda C. Ponnappa