Patents by Inventor Lorenzo Albala

Lorenzo Albala 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).

  • Circadian-friendly and distance-responsive lighting system
    Patent number: 11666728
    Abstract: A system to provide circadian-friendly lighting for nighttime hospital care comprising a lighting module and a transmitter tag that interface wirelessly wherein the lighting module comprises red-shifted light spectra, which is proven to be less disruptive to melatonin production than current blue-shifted hospital lighting; wherein the light output of the devices is modulated by the proximity of a tag to the device, with light intensity increasing with closer proximity between these two components and decreasing with increased distance, thereby providing hands-free lighting to caregivers in the specific locations where they need light to perform care tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lorenzo Albala, Graham Hale, Tim Bober, Bon Ku, Marcel Botha, Salih Berk Ilhan
  • SURFACTANT MICROBUBBLES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220218825
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) comprising an outer shell and a gas core. The gas core is filled with oxygen, and the outer shell comprises a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The invention also relates to a method of making an oxygen-filled UCA and delivering oxygen to a local area of a subject's body. The method comprises injecting a composition comprising an oxygen-filled UCA of the invention into the subject's body; directing ultrasound radiation to the local area in an intensity sufficient to rupture the UCA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: John Robert Eisenbrey, Margaret Alison Wheatley, Patrick O'Kane, Lorenzo Albala, Flemming Forsberg
  • Surfactant microbubbles and process for preparing and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11305013
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) comprising an outer shell and a gas core. The gas core is filled with oxygen, and the outer shell comprises a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The invention also relates to a method of making an oxygen-filled UCA and delivering oxygen to a local area of a subject's body. The method comprises injecting a composition comprising an oxygen-filled UCA of the invention into the subject's body; directing ultrasound radiation to the local area in an intensity sufficient to rupture the UCA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: John Robert Eisenbrey, Margaret Alison Wheatley, Patrick O'Kane, Lorenzo Albala, Flemming Forsberg
  • CIRCADIAN-FRIENDLY AND DISTANCE-RESPONSIVE LIGHTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210275773
    Abstract: A system to provide circadian-friendly lighting for nighttime hospital care comprising a lighting module and a transmitter tag that interface wirelessly wherein the lighting module comprises red-shifted light spectra, which is proven to be less disruptive to melatonin production than current blue-shifted hospital lighting; wherein the light output of the devices is modulated by the proximity of a tag to the device, with light intensity increasing with closer proximity between these two components and decreasing with increased distance, thereby providing hands-free lighting to caregivers in the specific locations where they need light to perform care tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lorenzo Albala, Graham Hale, Tim Bober, Bon Ku, Marcel Botha, Salih Berk Ilhan
  • SURFACTANT MICROBUBBLES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160059036
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) comprising an outer shell and a gas core. The gas core is filled with oxygen, and the outer shell comprises a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The invention also relates to a method of making an oxygen-filled UCA and delivering oxygen to a local area of a subject's body. The method comprises injecting a composition comprising an oxygen-filled UCA of the invention into the subject's body; directing ultrasound radiation to the local area in an intensity sufficient to rupture the UCA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: John Robert Eisenbrey, Margaret Alison Wheatley, Patrick O'Kane, Lorenzo Albala, Flemming Forsberg