Patents by Inventor George Wicks

George Wicks 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).

  • Method and devices for delivering therapeutics by oral, respiratory, mucosal, transdermal routes
    Patent number: 11464740
    Abstract: Methods and monodisperse glass microsphere composites comprising a porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; a cargo of a therapeutic is loaded inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; and a first shell fully encapsulating the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere and capping pores in the walls, retaining the cargo inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, APPLIED RESEARCH CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Paul M. Weinberger, George Wicks, William D. Hill
  • METHOD AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTICS BY ORAL, RESPIRATORY, MUCOSAL, TRANSDERMAL ROUTES
    Publication number: 20200360288
    Abstract: Methods and monodisperse glass microsphere composites comprising a porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; a cargo of a therapeutic is loaded inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; and a first shell fully encapsulating the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere and capping pores in the walls, retaining the cargo inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Paul M. WEINBERGER, George WICKS, W. David HILL
  • Porous-wall hollow glass microspheres as carriers for biomolecules
    Patent number: 8535725
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions of porous-wall hollow glass microspheres and one or more biomolecules, wherein the one or more biomolecules are positioned within a void location within the hollow glass microsphere, and the use of such compositions for the diagnostic and/or therapeutic delivery of biomolecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc., Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Shuyi Li, William S. Dynan, George Wicks, Steven Serkiz
  • POROUS-WALL HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES AS CARRIERS FOR BIOMOLECULES
    Publication number: 20120201892
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions of porous-wall hollow glass microspheres and one or more biomolecules, wherein the one or more biomolecules are positioned within a void location within the hollow glass microsphere, and the use of such compositions for the diagnostic and/or therapeutic delivery of biomolecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Shuyi Li, William S. Dynan, George Wicks, Steven Serkiz
  • Hollow porous-wall glass microspheres for hydrogen storage
    Publication number: 20060059953
    Abstract: A porous wall hollow glass microsphere is provided having a diameter range of between 1 to 200 microns, a density of between 1.0 to 2.0 gm/cc, a porous-wall structure having wall openings defining an average pore size of between 10 to 1000 angstroms, and which contains therein a hydrogen storage material. The porous-wall structure facilitates the introduction of a hydrogen storage material into the interior of the porous wall hollow glass microsphere. In this manner, the resulting hollow glass microsphere can provide a membrane for the selective transport of hydrogen through the porous walls of the microsphere, the small pore size preventing gaseous or liquid contaminants from entering the interior of the hollow glass microsphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Leung Heung, Ray Schumacher, George Wicks
  • Hollow porous-wall glass microspheres for hydrogen storage
    Publication number: 20060060820
    Abstract: A hollow glass microsphere is provided having a diameter range of between 1 to 140 microns, a density of between 0.05 to 0.50 gm/cc, a porous-wall structure having wall openings defining an average pore size of between 10 to 1000 angstroms, and which contains therein a hydrogen storage material. The porous-wall structure facilitates the introduction of a hydrogen storage material into the interior of the hollow glass microsphere. Thereafter, a barrier coating may be applied and/or the microspheres are processed to alter or reduce the effective pore size. In this manner, the hollow glass microsphere can provide a membrane for the selective transport of hydrogen through the porous walls of the microsphere, the small pore size preventing gaseous or liquid contaminants from entering the interior of the hollow glass microsphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Ray Schumacher, George Wicks, Leung Heung