Patents by Inventor Marcel Herman Jozef Ruiters

Marcel Herman Jozef Ruiters 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).

  • Transport vehicles for macromolecules
    Patent number: 6726894
    Abstract: The invention relates to new compounds with the general formula I for use as a tool to introduce macromolecules into cells. The invention further relates to compositions for introducing macromolecules into cells, comprising vesicles formed by at least one compound in a solvent. The macromolecule can be incorporated in the vesicles and/or bound to the vesicles or another aggregate of the new compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Synvolux IP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Bernard Frederik Nicolaas Engberts, Anno Wagenaar, Dirk Hoekstra, Irene Van Der Woude, Marcel Herman Jozef Ruiters
  • Transport vehicles for macromolecules
    Patent number: 5853694
    Abstract: The invention relates to new compounds with the general formula I for use as a tool to introduce macromolecules into cells. The invention further relates to compositions for introducing macromolecules into cells, comprising vesicles formed by at least one compound in a solvent. The macromolecule can be incorporated in the vesicles and/or bound to the vesicles or another aggregate of the new compounds. In a preferred embodiment at least one targeting molecule, for instance a (labelled) antibody, may further be attached to the vesicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignees: Stitching Voor DeTechnische Wetenschappen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Stichting Scheikundig Ondoerzoek in Nederland
    Inventors: Jan Bernard Frederik Nicolaas Engberts, Anno Wagenaar, Dirk Hoekstra, Irene Van Der Woude, Marcel Herman Jozef Ruiters