Patents by Inventor Frederick Maxfield

Frederick Maxfield 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).

  • Compositions and their use for removing cholesterol
    Patent number: 10124019
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions that function to remove cholesterol from a mammal suffering from an elevated cholesterol level. The composition includes a polysaccharide having attached thereto at least one cyclic oligosaccharide. In a particular embodiment, the foregoing composition further includes at least one cell-targeting agent. The invention is also directed to methods that utilize these compositions for removing or reducing cholesterol and other lipids in a mammal suffering from an elevated level of cholesterol and/or other lipid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Frederick Maxfield, J. David Warren
  • COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE FOR REMOVING CHOLESTEROL
    Publication number: 20160143942
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions that function to remove cholesterol from a mammal suffering from an elevated cholesterol level. The composition includes a polysaccharide having attached thereto at least one cyclic oligosaccharide. In a particular embodiment, the foregoing composition further includes at least one cell-targeting agent. The invention is also directed to methods that utilize these compositions for removing or reducing cholesterol and other lipids in a mammal suffering from an elevated level of cholesterol and/or other lipid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Frederick MAXFIELD, J. David WARREN
  • COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE FOR REMOVING CHOLESTEROL
    Publication number: 20120077774
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions that function to remove cholesterol from a mammal suffering from an elevated cholesterol level. The composition includes a polysaccharide having attached thereto at least one cyclic oligosaccharide. In a particular embodiment, the foregoing composition further includes at least one cell-targeting agent. The invention is also directed to methods that utilize these compositions for removing or reducing cholesterol and other lipids in a mammal suffering from an elevated level of cholesterol and/or other lipid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Frederick Maxfield, J. David Warren