Patents by Inventor Franklin I. Aigbirhio

Franklin I. Aigbirhio 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).

  • LIPOPHILIC CATIONIC PROBE FOR PET-IMAGING
    Publication number: 20130064768
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging probe which comprises a lipophilic cation, a hydrophobic moiety and a PET nucleus. The present invention also provides a precursor molecule for the production of such an imaging probe and methods for using the probe for analysing mitochondrial membrane potential in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: Medical Research Council, University of Otago, Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David K. Menon, Michael P. Murphy, Franklin I. Aigbirhio, Robin A. Smith