Patents by Inventor Erica M.G. Aussems-Custers

Erica M.G. Aussems-Custers 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).

  • Chelating amphiphilic polymers
    Patent number: 9034298
    Abstract: Described are amphiphilic polymers that are provided with chelating moieties. The amphiphilic polymers are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, with the chelating moieties linked to the end-group of the hydrophilic block. The disclosed polymers are capable of self-assembly into structures such as micelles and polymersomes. With suitable metals present in the form of coordination complexes with 5 the chelating moieties, the chelating amphiphilic polymers of the invention are suitable for use in various imaging techniques requiring metal labeling, such as MRI (T 1/T 2 weighted contrast agents or CEST contrast agents) SPECT, PET or Spectral CT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Holger Gruell, Anke De Vries, Sander Langereis, Johan Lub, Erica M. G. Aussems-Custers
  • CHELATING AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20110165074
    Abstract: Described are amphiphilic polymers that are provided with chelating moieties. The amphiphilic polymers are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, with the chelating moieties linked to the end-group of the hydrophilic block. The disclosed polymers are capable of self-assembly into structures such as micelles and polymersomes. With suitable metals present in the form of coordination complexes with 5 the chelating moieties, the chelating amphiphilic polymers of the invention are suitable for use in various imaging techniques requiring metal labeling, such as MRI (T 1/T 2 weighted contrast agents or CEST contrast agents) SPECT, PET or Spectral CT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Holger Gruell, Anke De Vries, Sander Langereis, Johan Lub, Erica M.G. Aussems-Custers