Patents by Inventor Brian LUNA

Brian LUNA 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).

  • Patent number: 11957750
    Abstract: An optimized protein-free tripartite vaccine that protects against lethal blood and lung infections caused by a variety of nosocomial pathogens across taxonomic kingdoms, including Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Travis Nielsen, Brian Luna, Jun Yan
  • Patent number: 11927426
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes a holster having an interior shaped to receive a handgun, and an entrance. An ejection port restraint pivotally connected to the holster includes a latch and is biased toward an obstruction position for engaging the latch with the ejection port of the handgun. A hood restraint pivotally connected to the holster body adjacent the entrance is configured to pivot between a non-obstruction position to permit the handgun to enter and to be drawn, and an obstruction position at which the hood restraint at least partially blocks the entrance. The hood restraint is biased toward the non-obstruction position. A release device mounted on the holster body is configured to actuate both the ejection port restraint and the hood restraint, each toward the respective non-obstruction position thereof, in response to a single movement by a user to allow the handgun to be withdrawn from the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Comp-tac Victory Gear
    Inventor: Brian Luna
  • Publication number: 20230381157
    Abstract: To identify novel agents to treat carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. the Inventors used a nutrient-depleted medium with serum to mimic the in vivo environment. In RPMI with serum, the screen identified rifabutin (RBT) as being 133-fold more potent than rifampin (RIF) against A. baumannii, with MICs of 0.031 ?g/ml and 4 ?g/ml respectively. No difference in RBT vs. RIF activity was observed when MHII was used as the culture media. RBT possesses markedly superior in efficacy to RIF in murine models of lethal iv and pneumonia models of infection with a hyper-virulent, clinical lung and blood isolate of extreme-drug resistant (XDR) A. baumannii. In both models, RBT significantly improved survival and lowered bacterial burden compared to RIF. RBT is a promising, novel therapeutic option for A. baumannii infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Brad SPELLBERG, Brian LUNA
  • Publication number: 20230355751
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a new vaccine composition and methods for its use. The composition contains an effective amount of each of: an aluminum hydroxide, a mono-phosphoryl lipid (MPL), and a whole glucan particles (WGP) but no an antigen that raises an immune response against a bacterial or fungal infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Travis Nielsen, Brian Luna
  • Publication number: 20230346925
    Abstract: An optimized protein-free tripartite vaccine that protects against lethal blood and lung infections caused by a variety of nosocomial pathogens across taxonomic kingdoms, including Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Travis Nielsen, Brian Luna, Jun Yan
  • Publication number: 20230243618
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes a holster having an interior shaped to receive a handgun, and an entrance. An ejection port restraint pivotally connected to the holster includes a latch and is biased toward an obstruction position for engaging the latch with the ejection port of the handgun. A hood restraint pivotally connected to the holster body adjacent the entrance is configured to pivot between a non-obstruction position to permit the handgun to enter and to be drawn, and an obstruction position at which the hood restraint at least partially blocks the entrance. The hood restraint is biased toward the non-obstruction position. A release device mounted on the holster body is configured to actuate both the ejection port restraint and the hood restraint, each toward the respective non-obstruction position thereof, in response to a single movement by a user to allow the handgun to be withdrawn from the holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Luna
  • Patent number: 11701346
    Abstract: To identify novel agents to treat carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. the Inventors used a nutrient-depleted medium with serum to mimic the in vivo environment. In RPMI with serum, the screen identified rifabutin (RBT) as being 133-fold more potent than rifampin (RIF) against A. baumannii, with MICs of 0.031 ?g/ml and 4 ?g/ml respectively. No difference in RBT vs. RIF activity was observed when MHII was used as the culture media. RBT possesses markedly superior in efficacy to RIF in murine models of lethal iv and pneumonia models of infection with a hyper-virulent, clinical lung and blood isolate of extreme-drug resistant (XDR) A. baumannii. In both models, RBT significantly improved survival and lowered bacterial burden compared to RIF. RBT is a promising, novel therapeutic option for A. baumannii infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Brian Luna
  • Patent number: 11672857
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a new vaccine composition and methods for its use. The composition contains an effective amount of each of: an aluminum hydroxide, a mono-phosphoryl lipid (MPL), and a whole glucan particles (WGP) but no an antigen that raises an immune response against a bacterial or fungal infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Travis Nielsen, Brian Luna
  • Patent number: 11644274
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes a holster having an interior shaped to receive a handgun, and an entrance. An ejection port restraint pivotally connected to the holster includes a latch and is biased toward an obstruction position for engaging the latch with the ejection port of the handgun. A hood restraint pivotally connected to the holster body adjacent the entrance is configured to pivot between a non-obstruction position to permit the handgun to enter and to be drawn, and an obstruction position at which the hood restraint at least partially blocks the entrance. The hood restraint is biased toward the non-obstruction position. A release device mounted on the holster body is configured to actuate both the ejection port restraint and the hood restraint, each toward the respective non-obstruction position thereof, in response to a single movement by a user to allow the handgun to be withdrawn from the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Comp-tac Victory Gear
    Inventor: Brian Luna
  • Publication number: 20220205756
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes a holster having an interior shaped to receive a handgun, and an entrance. An ejection port restraint pivotally connected to the holster includes a latch and is biased toward an obstruction position for engaging the latch with the ejection port of the handgun. A hood restraint pivotally connected to the holster body adjacent the entrance is configured to pivot between a non-obstruction position to permit the handgun to enter and to be drawn, and an obstruction position at which the hood restraint at least partially blocks the entrance. The hood restraint is biased toward the non-obstruction position. A release device mounted on the holster body is configured to actuate both the ejection port restraint and the hood restraint, each toward the respective non-obstruction position thereof, in response to a single movement by a user to allow the handgun to be withdrawn from the holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Brian Luna
  • Publication number: 20200353075
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a new vaccine composition and methods for its use. The composition contains an effective amount of each of: an aluminum hydroxide, a mono-phosphoryl lipid (MPL), and a whole glucan particles (WGP) but no an antigen that raises an immune response against a bacterial or fungal infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Brad Spellberg, Travis Nielsen, Brian Luna
  • Publication number: 20200222373
    Abstract: To identify novel agents to treat carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. the Inventors used a nutrient-depleted medium with serum to mimic the in vivo environment. In RPMI with serum, the screen identified rifabutin (RBT) as being 133-fold more potent than rifampin (RIF) against A. baumannii, with MICs of 0.031 ?g/ml and 4 ?g/ml respectively. No difference in RBT vs. RIF activity was observed when MHII was used as the culture media. RBT possesses markedly superior in efficacy to RIF in murine models of lethal iv and pneumonia models of infection with a hyper-virulent, clinical lung and blood isolate of extreme-drug resistant (XDR) A. baumannii. In both models, RBT significantly improved survival and lowered bacterial burden compared to RIF. RBT is a promising, novel therapeutic option for A. baumannii infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Brad SPELLBERG, Brian LUNA