Patents by Inventor Marc B. TARABAN

Marc B. TARABAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11914013
    Abstract: A method for using water proton transverse relaxation rate R2(T) to monitor, in real time, the sedimentation rates of multiphase mixtures such as drug products and drug substances. The method provides a practical application of wNMR as an analytical tool to study and provide higher quality and more efficient multiphase mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) Yu, Marc B. Taraban
  • Publication number: 20230152256
    Abstract: A method of using the transverse relaxation rate (R2) of solvent NMR signal to detect filling errors of an alum-containing product in real-time in-line during manufacturing, for example during a fill-finish unit operation. This technique can be used for quality control in vaccine manufacturing to ensure the delivery of the correct concentration of alum-containing product to the product container such as a vial or pre-filled syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) YU, Marc B. TARABAN
  • Patent number: 11543371
    Abstract: A method of using the transverse relaxation rate (R2) of solvent NMR signal to detect filling errors of an alum-containing product in real-time in-line during manufacturing, for example during a fill-finish unit operation. This technique can be used for quality control in vaccine manufacturing to ensure the delivery of the correct concentration of alum-containing product to the product container such as a vial or pre-filled syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) Yu, Marc B. Taraban
  • Publication number: 20220163468
    Abstract: A method of using the relaxation rate (R1 and/or R2) of solvent NMR signal to invasively or noninvasively assess whether vaccines and other aqueous-based pharmaceutical products have been frozen during transport and/or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Yihua Bruce YU, Marc B. TARABAN, Katharine T. BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20220057464
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for using water proton transverse relaxation rate R2(T) to monitor in real time the sedimentation process of multiphase mixtures such as drug products and drug substances. Using wNMR (water proton nuclear magnetic resonance), valuable information can be obtained regarding sedimentation rate, dynamics of supernatant and sediment buildup, and sedimentation volume ratio (SVR) reflecting the compactness of formed sediment in such mixtures. The results described herein demonstrate the practical applicability of wNMR as an analytical tool to study and provide higher quality and more efficient multiphase mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) YU, Marc B. TARABAN
  • Publication number: 20210325324
    Abstract: A method of using the relaxation rate (R1 and/or R2) of solvent NMR signal to assess whether drug products have undergone substantial chemical degradation during manufacturing, transport and/or storage. The monitoring can be performed under both static and flow conditions, in real-time and in a contact-free manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) YU, Marc B. TARABAN, Katharine T. BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20210010962
    Abstract: A method of using the transverse relaxation rate (R2) of solvent NMR signal to detect filling errors of an alum-containing product in real-time in-line during manufacturing, for example during a fill-finish unit operation. This technique can be used for quality control in vaccine manufacturing to ensure the delivery of the correct concentration of alum-containing product to the product container such as a vial or pre-filled syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yihua (Bruce) YU, Marc B. TARABAN