Patents by Inventor Luz Adriana Avila Flores

Luz Adriana Avila Flores 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).

  • Nucleic acid-peptide capsule complexes
    Patent number: 11252957
    Abstract: Described herein are nucleic acid-peptide capsule complexes or nanoparticles comprising pre-formed peptide capsules and nucleic acids bound the exterior surface of the capsule, such that the wrap around the capsule membrane. The peptide capsules comprise bilayer membrane defining a liquid-receiving interior space and comprises a plurality of branched, amphipathic peptides. Method of making and using such complexes for delivering nucleic acids in vivo and in vitro are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: John M. Tomich, Gerald Reeck, Luz Adriana Avila Flores, Raman Chandrasekar
  • NUCLEIC ACID-PEPTIDE CAPSULE COMPLEXES
    Publication number: 20190246632
    Abstract: Described herein are nucleic acid-peptide capsule complexes or nanoparticles comprising pre-formed peptide capsules and nucleic acids bound the exterior surface of the capsule, such that the wrap around the capsule membrane. The peptide capsules comprise bilayer membrane defining a liquid-receiving interior space and comprises a plurality of branched, amphipathic peptides. Method of making and using such complexes for delivering nucleic acids in vivo and in vitro are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: John M. Tomich, Gerald Reeck, Luz Adriana Avila Flores, Raman Chandrasekar