Patents by Inventor Jinming Gao

Jinming Gao 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).

  • Patent number: 10829427
    Abstract: Provided herein are naphthoquinones compounds such as those with a hydrogen bond donating group of the formula (I): wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are as defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical composition of the present compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds including their use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Yuliang Liu, Qi Wei, Xinpeng Ma, Gang Huang
  • Publication number: 20200333350
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, David BOOTHMAN, Kejin ZHOU, Xiaonan HUANG, Yiguang WANG
  • Publication number: 20200333357
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a nanotechnology-enabled screening strategy to identify small molecule TFEB agonists that shift maturation of autophagosomes to degradative autolysosomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Michael A. WHITE, Chensu WANG, Yang LI, Bruce POSNER, Gang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200330383
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, David BOOTHMAN, Kejin ZHOU, Xiaonan HUANG, Yiguang WANG
  • Publication number: 20200325265
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, David BOOTHMAN, Kejin ZHOU, Xiaonan HUANG, Yiguang WANG
  • Publication number: 20200087451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH as well as a metal chelating group. In some aspects, the metal chelating group is chelated to a metal ion capable of positron emission. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Baran D. SUMER, Xiankai SUN
  • Patent number: 10576096
    Abstract: The therapies described herein can be selectively lethal toward a variety of different cancer cell types and cancer conditions in a subject. The combination therapies described herein can be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where the selective legality is beneficial in chemotherapeutic therapy, particularly where the disease is accompanied by elevated levels of NQO1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, David A. Boothman, Joseph S. Bair, Lifen Cao, Jinming Gao, Xiumei Huang, Xiuquan Luo, Xinpeng Ma, Zachary R. Moore, Elizabeth I. Parkinson
  • Patent number: 10272099
    Abstract: The therapies described herein can be selectively lethal toward a variety of different cancer cell types and cancer conditions in a subject. The combination therapies described herein can be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where the selective lethality is beneficial in chemotherapeutic therapy, particularly where the disease is accompanied by elevated levels of NQO1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
    Inventors: Paul J. Hergenrother, David A. Boothman, Joseph S. Bair, Lifen Cao, Jinming Gao, Xiumei Huang, Xiuquan Luo, Xinpeng Ma, Zachary R. Moore, Elizabeth I. Parkinson
  • Publication number: 20190071380
    Abstract: Provided herein are naphthoquinones compounds such as those with a hydrogen bond donating group of the formula (I): wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are as defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical composition of the present compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds including their use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Yuliang LIU, Qi WEI, Xinpeng MA, Gang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20190060446
    Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides vaccine compositions comprising an antigen and a diblock copolymer wherein the diblock copolymer is pH responsive. In some embodiments, these compositions activate the STING and/or the interferon receptor pathways. In some embodiments, the diblock copolymer hits a pKa from about 6 to about 7.5. Also provided herein are methods of treatment using these compositions to treat an infectious disease or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Zhijian CHEN, Min LUO, Zhaohui WANG, Hua WANG, Haocheng CAI, Gang HUANG, Yang-Xin FU
  • Publication number: 20180369424
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Patent number: 10098971
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Gang Huang, Tian Zhao, Xinpeng Ma, Yiguang Wang, Yang Li, Baran D. Sumer
  • Publication number: 20180291134
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, David BOOTHMAN, Kejin ZHOU, Xiaonan HUANG, Yiguang WANG
  • Patent number: 10017598
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, David Boothman, Kejin Zhou, Xiaonan Huang, Yiguang Wang
  • Publication number: 20180099002
    Abstract: The therapies described herein can be selectively lethal toward a variety of different cancer cell types and cancer conditions in a subject. The combination therapies described herein can be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where the selective legality is beneficial in chemotherapeutic therapy, particularly where the disease is accompanied by elevated levels of NQO1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicants: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul J. HERGENROTHER, David A. BOOTHMAN, Joseph S. BAIR, Lifen CAO, Jinming GAO, Xiumei HUANG, Xiuquan LUO, Xinpeng MA, Zachary R. MOORE, Elizabeth I. PARKINSON
  • Patent number: 9872926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, Kejin Zhou, Baran D. Sumer
  • Publication number: 20170320993
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, David BOOTHMAN, Kejin ZHOU, Xiaonan HUANG, Yiguang WANG
  • Patent number: 9751970
    Abstract: Provided herein are block copolymers comprising a hydrophilic polymer segment and a hydrophobic polymer segment, wherein the hydrophilic polymer segment comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methacrylate phosphatidyl choline) (MPC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), wherein the hydrophobic polymer segment comprises wherein R? is —H or —CH3, wherein R is —NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, wherein R1 and R2 together have from 5 to 16 carbons, wherein R1 and R2 may optionally join to form a ring, wherein n is 1 to about 10, and wherein x is about 20 to about 200 in total. Also provided are pH-sensitive micelle compositions for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, David Boothman, Kejin Zhou, Xiaonan Huang, Yiguang Wang
  • Publication number: 20170143852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Jinming GAO, Gang HUANG, Tian ZHAO, Xinpeng MA, Yiguang WANG, Yang LI, Baran D. SUMER
  • Patent number: 9631041
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds comprising a polymer conjugated with a pH-sensitive prodrug of beta-lapachone, wherein the compound is capable of forming a micelle, and wherein the pH-sensitive prodrug comprises a pH-sensitive linker selected from the group consisting of: an aryl imine and an aliphatic imine. Also provided are micelles comprised of such polymer-prodrug conjugates. Further provided are methods for treating cancer with the micelles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jinming Gao, David Boothman, Yinjian Zhou, Erik Bey