Patents by Inventor Eric Dane

Eric Dane 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: 20230149560
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides lipid compositions comprising lipid particles (e.g., lipid nanodiscs), wherein the lipid particles (e.g., lipid nanodiscs) comprise a STING agonist amphiphile conjugate, a phospholipid and a PEG-lipid. The compositions are used in methods to induce or promote immune responses, such as immune responses useful for the treatment of cancer or infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Eric DANE, Masanori OKANIWA
  • Patent number: 11207418
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a synthetic nanoparticle comprising a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomer conjugated to a lipid, wherein the PNA oligomer noncovalently complexes with an immunomodulatory compound, thereby forming a nanoparticle. The nanoparticles are useful to elicit immune responses and can be used to treat a broad range of cancers and infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Darrell J. Irvine, Eric Dane
  • Publication number: 20200000931
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a synthetic nanoparticle comprising a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomer conjugated to a lipid, wherein the PNA oligomer noncovalently complexes with an immunomodulatory compound, thereby forming a nanoparticle. The nanoparticles are useful to elicit immune responses and can be used to treat a broad range of cancers and infectious diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Eric DANE
  • Patent number: 10300145
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a synthetic nanoparticle comprising a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomer conjugated to a lipid, wherein the PNA oligomer noncovalently complexes with an immunomodulatory compound, thereby forming a nanoparticle. The nanoparticles are useful to elicit immune responses and can be used to treat a broad range of cancers and infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Darrell J. Irvine, Eric Dane
  • Publication number: 20180015174
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a synthetic nanoparticle comprising a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomer conjugated to a lipid, wherein the PNA oligomer noncovalently complexes with an immunomodulatory compound, thereby forming a nanoparticle. The nanoparticles are useful to elicit immune responses and can be used to treat a broad range of cancers and infectious diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Eric DANE
  • Patent number: 7985594
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using biradicals with a structure of formula (I) as described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a biradical of formula (I) and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; (b) polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the biradical; (c) optionally melting the sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the frozen or molten sample. The present invention also provides biradicals with a structure of formula (I) with the proviso that Q1 and Q2 are different when X1 and X2 are —O—. The present invention also provides methods for making biradicals with a structure of formula (IA) as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert G. Griffin, Kan-Nian Hu, Timothy M. Swager, Changsik Song, Eric Dane
  • Publication number: 20090302842
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using biradicals with a structure of formula (I) as described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a biradical of formula (I) and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; (b) polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the biradical; (c) optionally melting the sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the frozen or molten sample. The present invention also provides biradicals with a structure of formula (I) with the proviso that Q1 and Q2 are different when X1 and X2 are —O—. The present invention also provides methods for making biradicals with a structure of formula (IA) as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology
    Inventors: Robert G. Griffin, Kan-Nian Hu, Timothy M. Swager, Changsik Song, Eric Dane