Patents by Inventor Julia Nugent

Julia Nugent 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: 9713652
    Abstract: Provided according to some embodiments of the invention are methods of forming co-condensed silica particles. In some embodiments, the methods include reacting a thiol-containing silane and a backbone alkoxysilane in a reaction solution that comprises water to form thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles, wherein the thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles include a polysiloxane matrix and at least some of thiol groups are present within the polysiloxane matrix; and reacting the thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles with a nitrosating agent to provide the S-nitrosothiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles. In some embodiments, provided are S-nitrosothiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Novan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Schoenfisch, Daniel Riccio, Julia Nugent, Nathan Stasko
  • Publication number: 20130344334
    Abstract: Provided according to some embodiments of the invention are methods of forming co-condensed silica particles. In some embodiments, the methods include reacting a thiol-containing silane and a backbone alkoxysilane in a reaction solution that comprises water to form thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles, wherein the thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles include a polysiloxane matrix and at least some of thiol groups are present within the polysiloxane matrix; and reacting the thiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles with a nitrosating agent to provide the S-nitrosothiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles. In some embodiments, provided are S-nitrosothiol-functionalized co-condensed silica particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Novan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Schoenfisch, Daniel Riccio, Julia Nugent, Nathan Stasko