Patents by Inventor Jeremy A. Boomer

Jeremy A. Boomer 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).

  • Vinyl ether lipids with cleavable hydrophlic headgroups
    Patent number: 6979460
    Abstract: A novel amphiphilic lipid compound having a cleavable, vinyl ether linked hydrophilic headgroup is described. Also described are liposomes containing the vinyl ether lipid compound, which may be triggered to release their contents and/or permeablize or fuse with target lipid membranes. The cleavable vinyl ether linkage allows the hydrophilic headgroup to be dissociated from the hydrophobic tailgroup(s) of the lipid compound to facilitate phase transitions in the lipid bilayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: David H. Thompson, Jeremy A. Boomer, Robert Haynes