Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Simon

Joseph R. Simon 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: 11583819
    Abstract: Nano- to microscale liquid coacervate particles are provided. The liquid coacervate particles are produced by a process including stimulating a population of liquid droplets containing one or a mixture of components to induce a phase separation point of a first component, and maintaining stimulation at the phase separation point to form a coacervate domain of the first component within each of the droplets to form the liquid coacervate particles. The self-assembled nano, meso, micro and macro liquid coacervate particles and related coated substrates can have utility in drug delivery, bioanalytical systems, controlled cell culture, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing and drug discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: UNM Rainforest Innovations, Duke University
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Joseph R. Simon, Nick J. Carroll, Ashutosh Chilkoti
  • Publication number: 20200276553
    Abstract: Nano- to microscale liquid coacervate particles are provided. The liquid coacervate particles are produced by a process including stimulating a population of liquid droplets containing one or a mixture of components to induce a phase separation point of a first component, and maintaining stimulation at the phase separation point to form a coacervate domain of the first component within each of the droplets to form the liquid coacervate particles. The self-assembled nano, meso, micro and macro liquid coacervate particles and related coated substrates can have utility in drug delivery, bioanalytical systems, controlled cell culture, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing and drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Joseph R. Simon, Nick J. Carroll, Ashutosh Chilkoti
  • Patent number: 9956300
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to compositions, methods, and systems (e.g., platforms) comprising the same, the systems comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of micro- and macro-hydrogels that are formed from polypeptide micelles. The systems have enhanced mechanical properties that can be useful in a wide variety of applications, can be used for controlled release of drug-loaded micelles, and can be designed to reversibly assemble and disassemble on demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Duke Univerity
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ali Ghoorchian, Joseph R. Simon
  • Publication number: 20170216808
    Abstract: Nano- to microscale liquid coacervate particles are provided. The liquid coacervate particles are produced by a process including stimulating a population of liquid droplets containing one or a mixture of components to induce a phase separation point of a first component, and maintaining stimulation at the phase separation point to form a coacervate domain of the first component within each of the droplets to form the liquid coacervate particles. The self-assembled nano, meso, micro and macro liquid coacervate particles and related coated substrates can have utility in drug delivery, bioanalytical systems, controlled cell culture, tissue engineering, biomanufacturing and drug discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Joseph R. Simon, Nick J. Carroll, Ashutosh Chilkoti
  • Publication number: 20160271262
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to compositions, methods, and systems (e.g., platforms) comprising the same, the systems comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of micro- and macro-hydrogels that are formed from polypeptide micelles. The systems have enhanced mechanical properties that can be useful in a wide variety of applications, can be used for controlled release of drug-loaded micelles, and can be designed to reversibly assemble and disassemble on demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ali Ghoorchian, Joseph R. Simon