Patents by Inventor Jeanne Stachowiak

Jeanne Stachowiak 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).

  • PLASMA MEMBRANE VESICLES COMPRISING FUNCTIONAL TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20170112773
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of vesicles with functional transmembrane proteins embedded in the plasma membrane. Also provided herein are methods of restoring gap junctional communication comprising the administration of an effective amount of vesicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeanne STACHOWIAK, Hugh SMYTH, Avinash Kaur GADOK, Silvia FERRATI, Chi ZHAO
  • Forming an Artificial Cell with controlled membrane composition, asymmetry, and contents
    Publication number: 20130028963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vesicle having a unilamellar bilayer including a lipid and a second bilayer component selected from a membrane protein or a functionalized lipid. The vesicle also includes a component encapsulated by the unilamellar bilayer, wherein the encapsulated component includes a protein, a peptide, an enzyme, an oligonucleotide, or a polynucleotide. Also included are methods of making the vesicles of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Daniel A. Fletcher, Thomas Li, Sapun Parekh, Jeanne Stachowiak, Allen Liu, David Richmond, Eva Schmid