Patents by Inventor Debanjan Sarkar

Debanjan Sarkar 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: 11661471
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B-)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., BIOCANT-CENTER OF INNOVATION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20220213252
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B-)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Patent number: 11254781
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B-)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Biocant-Center of Innovation and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20210230343
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B-)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Patent number: 10982038
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B—)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., BIOCANT-CENTER OF INNOVATION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20180371149
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in sonic embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B-)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Patent number: 10035871
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B—)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Biocant-Center of Innovation and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino Da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Patent number: 9884129
    Abstract: A composition includes an isolated cell; at least one particle within said cell; and at least one active agent associated with the particle, wherein the active agent is capable of being released from the cell. A method includes administration of such a cell to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Debanjan Sarkar, Praveen Kumar Vemula
  • Publication number: 20150125540
    Abstract: A composition includes an isolated cell; at least one particle within said cell; and at least one active agent associated with the particle, wherein the active agent is capable of being released from the cell. A method includes administration of such a cell to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Debanjan Sarkar, Praveen Kumar Vemula
  • Patent number: 8956863
    Abstract: A composition includes an isolated cell; at least one particle within said cell; and at least one active agent associated with the particle, wherein the active agent is capable of being released from the cell. A method includes administration of such a cell to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Debanjan Sarkar, Praveen Kumar Vemula
  • Publication number: 20130231412
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B—)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Maria Jose Maio Nunes-Pereira, Ben Ouyang, Lino Da Silva Ferreira, Debanjan Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20130040837
    Abstract: A composition includes an isolated cell, wherein a surface of the cell is attached to a nucleic acid that specifically binds to a non-nucleic target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Wei Li Loh, Debanjan Sarkar, Sebastian Schaefer, Weian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120263765
    Abstract: A composition includes an isolated cell; at least one particle within said cell; and at least one active agent associated with the particle, wherein the active agent is capable of being released from the cell. A method includes administration of such a cell to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Debanjan Sarkar, Praveen Kumar Vemula
  • Publication number: 20110206740
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for engineering the surface of a cell, wherein a targeting moiety and/or a particle are attached to the cell membrane. The particle can further comprise a therapeutic agent for drug delivery. The compositions disclosed herein are useful in the treatment of diseased or damaged tissue by targeting cells for the purpose of tissue regeneration, drug delivery or a combination of both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Debanjan Sarkar, Praveen Kumar Vemula
  • Publication number: 20100291219
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for harvesting and enriching cells such as connective tissue progenitors cells using stirred bioreactors, and in some embodiments fibrin microcarriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Robert S. Langer, Cecilia Graneli, Debanjan Sarkar