Patents by Inventor Hayley Paholak

Hayley Paholak 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).

  • Conjugated gold nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9587071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating conjugated gold nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of generating unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles by mixing naked gold nanoparticles with a first type of attachment molecules at a molar ratio such that the attachment molecules attach to the naked gold particles at a density level below the saturation level of the naked gold particles (e.g., at a saturation level of 1-99%). In some embodiments, a second type of attachment molecules (e.g., with the opposite charge as the first type of attachment molecules) are mixed with the unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles to generate double-conjugated gold nanoparticles (e.g., that are zwitterionic).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, IMRA OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Duxin Sun, Hongwei Chen, Wei Qian, Yong Che, Masayuki Ito, Hayley Paholak, Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha
  • CONJUGATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160090446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating conjugated gold nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of generating unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles by mixing naked gold nanoparticles with a first type of attachment molecules at a molar ratio such that the attachment molecules attach to the naked gold particles at a density level below the saturation level of the naked gold particles (e.g., at a saturation level of 1-99%). In some embodiments, a second type of attachment molecules (e.g., with the opposite charge as the first type of attachment molecules) are mixed with the unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles to generate double-conjugated gold nanoparticles (e.g., that are zwitterionic).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Duxin Sun, Hongwei Chen, Wei Qian, Yong Che, Masayuki Ito, Hayley Paholak, Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha
  • Conjugated gold nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9234078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating conjugated gold nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of generating unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles by mixing naked gold nanoparticles with a first type of attachment molecules at a molar ratio such that the attachment molecules attach to the naked gold particles at a density level below the saturation level of the naked gold particles (e.g., at a saturation level of 1-99%). In some embodiments, a second type of attachment molecules (e.g., with the opposite charge as the first type of attachment molecules) are mixed with the unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles to generate double-conjugated gold nanoparticles (e.g., that are zwitterionic).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, IMRA of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Duxin Sun, Hongwei Chen, Wei Qian, Yong Che, Masayuki Ito, Hayley Paholak, Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha
  • CONJUGATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140296551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and kits for generating conjugated gold nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of generating unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles by mixing naked gold nanoparticles with a first type of attachment molecules at a molar ratio such that the attachment molecules attach to the naked gold particles at a density level below the saturation level of the naked gold particles (e.g., at a saturation level of 1-99%). In some embodiments, a second type of attachment molecules (e.g., with the opposite charge as the first type of attachment molecules) are mixed with the unsaturated conjugated gold nanoparticles to generate double-conjugated gold nanoparticles (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Michigan, IMRA of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Duxin Sun, Hongwei Chen, Wei Qian, Yong Che, Masayuki Ito, Hayley Paholak, Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha