Patents by Inventor Joanne M. Curley

Joanne M. Curley 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).

  • Microparticles for delivery of nucleic acid
    Patent number: 5783567
    Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation of microparticles made up of a polymeric matrix and a nucleic acid expression vector. The polymeric matrix includes one or more synthetic polymers having a solubility in water of less than about 1 mg/l. At least 90% of the microparticles have a diameter less than about 100 microns. The nucleic acid is either RNA, at least 50% of which is in the form of closed circles, or circular DNA plasmid molecules, at least 50% of which are supercoiled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Pangaea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Lynne Hedley, Joanne M. Curley, Robert S. Langer