Patents by Inventor Franca Ferrari

Franca Ferrari 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).

  • Patent number: 11801328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing nanofibers and nanofiber membranes and to the nanofibers and nanofiber membranes obtainable by such process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÁ DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
    Inventors: Giuseppina Sandri, Maria Cristina Bonferoni, Silvia Rossi, Franca Ferrari
  • Publication number: 20210154300
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition for use as a delivery vehicle comprising at least one thermo-responsive polymer (polymer A) and at least one ion-sensitive polymer (polymer B) in a liquid formulation. Polymer A is preferably a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer or a cellulose derivative. Polymer B a polysaccharide. The composition can include an active substance for delivery or can be used as a delivery vehicle for a substance added at the time of administration such as mesenchymal stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: COSMO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Franca FERRARI, Cristina BONFERONI, Giuseppina SANDRI, Luigi Maria LONGO, Cristina MACELLONI, Silvia ROSSI
  • Publication number: 20210007993
    Abstract: The present invention provides an innovative combination of biomaterials, multifunctional polymers, able to structure themselves at the site of action. The innovative combination of biomaterials of the invention is formulated in a solid composition and can be used as a versatile delivery vehicle or carrier in many pharmaceutical fields. The solid composition comprising the combination of biomaterials of the invention is provided to target delivery for medical purposes in humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: COSMO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Luigi Maria LONGO, Cristina MACELLONI, Silvia ROSSI, Franca FERRARI
  • Publication number: 20200230290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing nanofibers and nanofiber membranes and to the nanofibers and nanofiber membranes obtainable by such process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
    Inventors: Giuseppina SANDRI, Maria Cristina BONFERONI, Silvia ROSSI, Franca FERRARI
  • Publication number: 20170354596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil-in-water nanoemulsion comprising an oil phase comprising at least one essential oil or water-immiscible phase comprising a hydrophobic polymer and/or a hydrophobic active dispersed in an aqueous phase, said nanoemulsion comprising nanometric droplets of said essential oil or said active with an interface consisting of amphiphilic derivatives of chitosan and at least one fatty acid, obtained by ionic interaction between the deacetylated amino groups of said chitosan and the carboxylic groups of said fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Maria Cristina Bonferoni, Giuseppina Sandri, Silvia Stefania Rossi, Franca Ferrari, Carla Marcella Caramella
  • Publication number: 20150272919
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of sexual and urogenital dysfunctions such as dyspareunia, vulvodynia, vaginismus, vestibulitis and anal fistulas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Dipharma Francis S.r.l.
    Inventors: Franca Ferrari, Silvia Rossi, Maria Cristina Bonferoni, Giuseppina Sandri, Carla Caramella, Pietro Allegrini
  • Publication number: 20110280952
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of platelet lysate for treating and/or preventing mucositis. Moreover, a mucoadhesive composition comprising such a platelet lysate for the therapy and/or prevention of mucositis and of corneal lesions is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: BIOMED DEVICE S.R.L., UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
    Inventors: Carla Marcella Caramella, Maria Cristina Bonferoni, Silvia Stefania Rossi, Giuseppina Sandri, Franca Ferrari, Cesare Giuseppe Perotti, Claudia Del Fante