Patents by Inventor Katherine Rose Hurley

Katherine Rose Hurley 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).

  • Mesoporous silica-coated nanoparticles
    Patent number: 10493098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mesoporous silica coated nanoparticles comprising a metal oxide nanoparticle core; and a mesoporous silica shell encapsulating metal oxide core; wherein said mesoporous silica shell and the metal oxide core are not in full contact. The nanoparticles of the invention are useful as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Christy L. Haynes, Katherine Rose Hurley, Samuel Michael Egger
  • MESOPOROUS SILICA-COATED NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160051471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mesoporous silica coated nanoparticles comprising a metal oxide nanoparticle core; and a mesoporous silica shell encapsulating metal oxide core; wherein said mesoporous silica shell and the metal oxide core are not in full contact. The nanoparticles of the invention are useful as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Christy L. Haynes, Katherine Rose Hurley, Sam M. Egger