Patents by Inventor Derek Wells

Derek Wells 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: 20260083771
    Abstract: Provided herein are biopolymers comprising repeating polysaccharide units, preparations of biopolymers, and ophthalmic compositions comprising biopolymers, as well as methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Applicant: ExoPolymer, Inc.
    Inventor: Derek Wells
  • Publication number: 20260077089
    Abstract: Provided herein are biopolymers comprising repeating polysaccharide units, preparations of biopolymers, and compositions and dressings comprising biopolymers, as well as methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: ExoPolymer, Inc.
    Inventor: Derek Wells
  • Patent number: 12202912
    Abstract: Provided herein are biopolymers comprising repeating polysaccharide units, preparations of biopolymers, and topical compositions comprising biopolymers, as well as methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ExoPolymer, Inc.
    Inventor: Derek Wells
  • Publication number: 20240358617
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising succinoglycan biopolymers lacking succinyl moieties, wherein the biopolymers are heat stable or heat activated, and methods of preparing and using such biopolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: ExoPolymer, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Wells, Reed A. Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20230220117
    Abstract: Provided herein are biopolymers comprising repeating polysaccharide units, preparations of biopolymers, and topical compositions comprising biopolymers, as well as methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: ExoPolymer, Inc.
    Inventor: Derek Wells
  • Publication number: 20050118193
    Abstract: The present invention provides a live, attenuated, invasive bacterium that infects a mammalian host cell, and releases exogenous RNA into the cytoplasm of the host cell. The present invention further provides compositions, including immunogenic compositions, comprising a subject bacterium. The present invention provides methods of delivering an RNA to a eukaryotic host cell in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo. The present invention provides methods of delivering a protein to a host cell in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo. The present invention provides methods of controlling expression of a target gene in a eukaryotic host cell. The present invention provides methods of inducing an immune response in a mammalian host to a polypeptide antigen, the method involving administering to the host a subject bacterium, wherein the antigen is encoded by the exogenous RNA produced by the bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Raul Andino-Pavlovsky, Marco Vignuzzi, Derek Wells