Patents by Inventor Kimberly Ohn

Kimberly Ohn 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).

  • ACTIVE TRANSPORT OF CHARGED MOLECULES INTO, WITHIN, AND/OR FROM CHARGED MATRICES
    Publication number: 20200049657
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Insitute Of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • Active transport of charged molecules into, within, and/or from charged matrices
    Patent number: 10416116
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho
  • ACTIVE TRANSPORT OF CHARGED MOLECULES INTO, WITHIN, AND/OR FROM CHARGED MATRICES
    Publication number: 20150285765
    Abstract: Articles and methods for the active transport of molecules into, within, and/or from a matrix are generally described. In some embodiments, an electric field may be used to alter the position of the molecule with respect to the matrix. The electric field may be used to move the molecule to a new location within the matrix, remove the molecule from the matrix, or infuse the molecule into the matrix. For instance, the electric field may be used to move a molecule having a binding partner within the matrix into or away from the vicinity of the binding partner. In some embodiments, the position of the molecule may be altered by exposing the molecule to an electrodynamic field. In some such embodiments, the molecule exposed to the dynamic electric field may have enhanced mobility and minimal adverse matrix interactions relative to conventional molecular transport methods, and in some cases, a molecule exposed to an electrostatic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kwanghun Chung, Sung-Yon Kim, Kimberly Ohn, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho