Patents by Inventor Fuquan TU

Fuquan TU 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).

  • Publication number: 20230052488
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to mechanically-activated microcapsules (MAMCs) for controlled drug-delivery, wherein the MAMCs release one or more active ingredients in response to mechanical stimuli in a subject's body. The MAMCs provide a platform for stimulating biological regeneration, biological repair, modifying disease, and/or controlling disease in mechanically-loaded musculoskeletal tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Robert Leon Mauck, George R Dodge, Fuquan Tu, Bhavana Mohanraj
  • Publication number: 20210045389
    Abstract: Aqueous herbicide compositions containing a salt of glufosinate and a salt of a synthetic auxin herbicide are described. Such compositions exhibit good compatibility and reduced viscosity. Methods of reducing the viscosity of an aqueous herbicide composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Fuquan Tu, Mei Li
  • Patent number: 10287376
    Abstract: A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Fuquan Tu
  • Publication number: 20190116788
    Abstract: Methods and compositions to reduce spray drift during application and/or volatility after application can be reduced by incorporating certain tertiary amine or tertiary amine oxide surfactants into an aqueous herbicidal spray mixture containing dicamba. The use of the choline salt of dicamba and the presence of 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid (DCSA) or a salicylic acid derivative can further reduce drift and volatility. In some embodiments, the composition can contain one or more additional pesticides, such as glyphosate, glufosinate, or mixtures thereof. The concentration of 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid or the salicylic acid derivative is typically greater than about 25 ppm by weight of the spray mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Fuquan Tu, Mei Li, David G. Ouse, Stephen L. Wilson, Lei Liu, Daniel I. Knueppel, Brandon Matthew Downer
  • Publication number: 20180169024
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to mechanically-activated microcapsules (MAMCs) for controlled drug-delivery, wherein the MAMCs release one or more active ingredients in response to mechanical stimuli in a subject's body. The MAMCs provide a platform for stimulating biological regeneration, biological repair, modifying disease, and/or controlling disease in mechanically-loaded musculoskeletal tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Robert L. Mauck, George R. Dodge, Fuquan Tu, Bhavana Mohanraj
  • Publication number: 20170129978
    Abstract: A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Fuquan Tu
  • Patent number: 9580520
    Abstract: A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Fuquan Tu
  • Publication number: 20150291742
    Abstract: A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, Fuquan TU