Patents by Inventor Gerde Fuhrmann

Gerde Fuhrmann 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).

  • Organic polymeric photon up-conversion nanoparticles for biological applications
    Patent number: 8431051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic polymeric photon up-conversion nanoparticles for biological applications, such as labeling and/or detection of cells, biological (macro-) molecules or other analytes, as well as for sensing temperature, pressure, oxygen and other substances that influence the up-conversion process. It further relates to organic photon up-conversion nanoparticles for singlet oxygen generation and the treatment of diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tzenka Miteva, Gerde Fuhrmann, Gabriele Nelles, Vladimir Yakutkin, Slanislav Balouchev