Patents by Inventor Donghao Robert Lu

Donghao Robert Lu 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).

  • Artificial lipoprotein carrier system for bioactive materials
    Publication number: 20040234588
    Abstract: The present compositions comprise a microemulsion as a carrier for a bioactive agent, especially a polynucleotide, for example, DNA or RNA, said microemuslion comprising a lipid core which is surrounded by a monolayer of at least one amphipathic lipid and at least one lipidized polymer, the lipidized polymer preferably comprising a lipidized protein or polypeptide in combination with a bioactive agent which is dissolved within or dispersed into one or more of the lipid core or the amphipathic lipid or which is associated with the surface of the microemulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Donghao Robert Lu, Mohannad Shawer
  • Carborane containing cholesterol, a new type of molecule for targeted boron drug delivery
    Patent number: 6392068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carborane cholesterol analogs and their use in the treatment of tumor and cancers in humans, and in particular to the treatment of human brain tumors. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using these compositions in the treatment of tumors and cancer are other aspects of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Donghao Robert Lu, Bing Qing Ji