Patents by Inventor Forrest Kievit

Forrest Kievit 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).

  • Polyarginine-coated magnetic nanovector and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11307197
    Abstract: Polyarginine-coated nanoparticle, and methods for making and using the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle can have a core that includes a material that imparts magnetic resonance imaging activity to the particle and, optionally, include one or more of an associated therapeutic agent, targeting agent, and diagnostic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Omid Veiseh, Chen Fang, Forrest Kievit
  • Nanoparticle for targeting brain tumors and delivery of O-benzylguanine
    Patent number: 9784730
    Abstract: Nanoparticle having a crosslinked chitosan-polyethylene oxide oligomer copolymer coating to which O6-benzylguanine is covalently coupled, compositions that include the nanoparticle, and methods for using the nanoparticle to treat brain cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Forrest Kievit, John R. Silber, Zachary Stephen, Omid Veiseh
  • POLYARGININE-COATED MAGNETIC NANOVECTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160153976
    Abstract: Polyarginine-coated nanoparticle, and methods for making and using the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle can have a core that includes a material that imparts magnetic resonance imaging activity to the particle and, optionally, include one or more of an associated therapeutic agent, targeting agent, and diagnostic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Omid Veiseh, Chen Fang, Forrest Kievit
  • Chitosan-alginate scaffold cell culture system and related methods
    Patent number: 9157908
    Abstract: Methods for culturing cancer cells in vitro using a three-dimensional scaffold, scaffolds that include the cultured cancer cells, and methods for using the cultured cancer cells and the scaffolds that include the cultured cancer cells in anticancer therapeutic drug development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Forrest Kievit, Matthew Chi-hang Leung, Stephen Florczyk
  • NANOPARTICLE FOR TARGETING BRAIN TUMORS AND DELIVERY OF O6-BENZYLGUANINE
    Publication number: 20140286872
    Abstract: Nanoparticle having a crosslinked chitosan-polyethylene oxide oligomer copolymer coating to which O6-benzylguanine is covalently coupled, compositions that include the nanoparticle, and methods for using the nanoparticle to treat brain cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Forrest Kievit, John R. Silber, Zachary Stephen, Omid Veiseh
  • POLYARGININE-COATED MAGNETIC NANOVECTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130302252
    Abstract: Polyarginine-coated nanoparticle, and methods for making and using the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle can have a core that includes a material that imparts magnetic resonance imaging activity to the particle and, optionally, include one or more of an associated therapeutic agent, targeting agent, and diagnostic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Omid Veiseh, Chen Fang, Forrest Kievit
  • CHITOSAN-ALGINATE SCAFFOLD CELL CULTURE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120272347
    Abstract: Methods for culturing cancer cells in vitro using a three-dimensional scaffold, scaffolds that include the cultured cancer cells, and methods for using the cultured cancer cells and the scaffolds that include the cultured cancer cells in anticancer therapeutic drug development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Miqin Zhang, Forrest Kievit, Matthew Chi-hang Leung