Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Thomas

Elizabeth Thomas 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).

  • Selectively binding ultrasound contrast agents
    Patent number: 6245318
    Abstract: The invention discloses an ultrasound contrast media comprising a microbubble shell and a composition of the general formula: A-P-L, wherein A is an ultrasound contrast agent microbubble-shell binding moiety; P is a spacer arm; and L is a ligand. The present invention discloses compositions, methods of imaging, and methods for attachment of targeting ligands to USCM agents, allowing selective targeting of USCM agents to desired sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander L. Klibanov, Leon R. Lyle, M. Elizabeth Thomas