Patents by Inventor Damien AFONSO

Damien AFONSO 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).

  • Branched amphiphilic lipids
    Patent number: 10676492
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel branched amphiphilic lipids, in particular novel branched amphiphilic lipids of general formula (II). Also disclosed is a method of synthesis for the compounds of formula (II), from unsaturated amphiphilic compounds of general formula (I). Further disclosed is the use of the compounds of general formula (II) and of the lipoplexes obtained by formulation of the compounds of general formula (II) for applications, particularly transfection, in which improved fusion properties are desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE, INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE), CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL ET UNIVERSITAIRE DE BREST
    Inventors: Paul-Alain Jaffrès, Hélène Couthon-Courvès, Damien Afonso, Tristan Montier, Tony Le Gall
  • NOVEL BRANCHED AMPHIPHILIC LIPIDS
    Publication number: 20180265528
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel branched amphiphilic lipids, in particular novel branched amphiphilic lipids of general formula (II). Also disclosed is a method of synthesis for the compounds of formula (II), from unsaturated amphiphilic compounds of general formula (I). Further disclosed is the use of the compounds of general formula (II) and of the lipoplexes obtained by formulation of the compounds of general formula (II) for applications, particularly transfection, in which improved fusion properties are desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Paul-Alain JAFFRÈS, Hélène COUTHON-COURVÈS, Damien AFONSO, Tristan MONTIER, Tony LE GALL