Patents by Inventor Gongfang Hu

Gongfang Hu 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).

  • POLYMERIC CHROMOPHORES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220034873
    Abstract: Described herein are polymeric chromophores that include a dye, a polymer, and optionally a bioconjugate group. A polymeric chromophore may have a structure represented by: A-B-C or C-A-B, wherein A is a dye; B is a polymer comprising one or more hydrophobic unit(s) and one or more hydrophilic unit(s); and optionally C, wherein C, when present, comprises a bioconjugate group. Also described herein are compositions comprising the polymeric chromophores and methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Lindsey, Gongfang Hu, Rui Liu, Sijia Liu
  • POLYMERIC FLUOROPHORES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200385583
    Abstract: Described herein are polymeric fluorophores that include a dye, a polymer, and optionally a bioconjugate group. A polymeric fluorophore may have a structure represented by: A-B-C or C-A-B, wherein A is a dye; B is a polymer comprising one or more hydrophobic unit(s) and one or more hydrophilic unit(s); and optionally C, wherein C, when present, comprises a bioconjugate group. Also described herein are compositions comprising the polymeric fluorophores and methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Lindsey, Gongfang Hu, Rui Liu