Patents by Inventor Karen Joanne Knox

Karen Joanne Knox 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).

  • Radiolabelled material for targeted administration
    Patent number: 11896683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiolabelled material comprising a polymer, a radioactive isotope, and an immobilizing agent, wherein the immobilizing agent is capable of immobilizing the radioactive isotope on or in the polymer, and wherein the immobilizing agent is a macromolecule comprising a polycation with multiple pendant metal-chelating side-chains. The invention also relates to a process for making a radiolabelled material, to use of a radiolabelled material for the preparation of medicaments for treating cancer and/or for radiation imaging and to use of a radiolabelled material in the treatment of cancer. There is further described use of an immobilizing agent to immobilize a radioactive isotope on or in a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ross Wentworth Stephens, Gregory David Tredwell, Karen Joanne Knox, Lee Andrew Philip, Rebecca Greenlees, Keira Beattie
  • RADIOLABELLED MATERIAL FOR TARGETED ADMINISTRATION
    Publication number: 20200038528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiolabelled material comprising a polymer, a radioactive isotope, and an immobilizing agent, wherein the immobilizing agent is capable of immobilizing the radioactive isotope on or in the polymer, and wherein the immobilizing agent is a macromolecule comprising a polycation with multiple pendant metal-chelating side-chains. The invention also relates to a process for making a radiolabelled material, to use of a radiolabelled material for the preparation of medicaments for treating cancer and/or for radiation imaging and to use of a radiolabelled material in the treatment of cancer. There is further described use of an immobilizing agent to immobilize a radioactive isotope on or in a polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ross Wentworth Stephens, Gregory David Tredwell, Karen Joanne Knox, Lee Andrew Philip, Rebecca Greenlees, Keira Beattie