Patents by Inventor Joel A. Swanson

Joel A. Swanson 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).

  • Fluorescence resonance energy transfer quantitation and stoichiometry in living cells
    Publication number: 20030228703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quantitative analysis of molecular interactions in cells. In particular, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for determining fluorescence resonance energy transfer between labeled molecules, and for determining stoichiometric measurements of binding interactions based upon fluorescence resonance energy transfer between labeled molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Adam D. Hoppe, Joel A. Swanson
  • Intracellular delivery of macromolecules
    Patent number: 5643599
    Abstract: An improved liposome and related methods for using the liposome to facilitate the delivery of an extracellular agent to the cytoplasm of a target cell are provided. The improved liposomes include a phagosomal membrane permeabilizer, such as a hemolysin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Kyung-Dall Lee, Daniel A. Portnoy, Joel A. Swanson