Patents by Inventor Marcus Weck

Marcus Weck 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).

  • Publication number: 20230113128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to avobenzone-dendrimer conjugates comprising: a polyamide dendrimer conjugated with 1 to 18 units of avobenzone. Also disclosed are sunscreen formulations comprising an avobenzone-dendrimer conjugate and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus WECK, Elizabeth Anne KAUFMAN
  • Patent number: 11291620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to avobenzone-dendrimer conjugates comprising: a polyamide dendrimer conjugated with 1 to 18 units of avobenzone. Also disclosed are sunscreen formulations comprising an avobenzone-dendrimer conjugate and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Marcus Weck, Elizabeth Anne Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20210100733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to avobenzone-dendrimer conjugates comprising: a polyamide dendrimer conjugated with 1 to 18 units of avobenzone. Also disclosed are sunscreen formulations comprising an avobenzone-dendrimer conjugate and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus WECK, Elizabeth Anne KAUFMAN
  • Patent number: 9486768
    Abstract: A method for creating the colloidal analogs of atoms with valence: colloidal particles with chemically distinct surface patches that imitate hybridized atomic orbitals, including sp, sp2, sp3, sp3 d, sp3 d2 and sp3 d3. Functionalized with DNA with single-stranded sticky ends, patches on different particles can form highly directional bonds through programmable, specific and reversible DNA hybridization. These features allow the particles to self-assemble into ‘colloidal molecules’ with triangular, tetrahedral and other bonding symmetries, and should also give access to a rich variety of new microstructured colloidal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: David J. Pine, Yufeng Wang, Yu Wang, Marcus Weck
  • Publication number: 20160318971
    Abstract: DNA-coated colloids are introduced that can rearrange and anneal using single-stranded DNA coatings with thicknesses that are smaller than the colloidal particles, and with areal densities 5—than previously achieved. Micrometer-sized colloidal particles, such as poly(styrene), poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), silica and titania, and 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (TPM), are coated with DNA by strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition. This enables growth of large colloidal crystals from a wide range of micrometer-sized DNA-coated colloids. When quenched from above to below the melting temperature, the rate of crystal formation exhibits the familiar maximum for intermediate temperature quenches observed in metallic alloys, but over a temperature range smaller by two orders of magnitude, owing to the highly temperature-sensitive diffusion between aggregated DNA-coated colloids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: New York University
    Inventors: David J. Pine, Marcus Weck, Yu Wang, Yufeng Wang, Xiaolong Zheng, Etienne Ducrot, Jeremy Yodh
  • Publication number: 20160228565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monofunctional and bifunctional peptidodendrimer conjugates that contain a polyamide dendrimer conjugated to Herpes Simplex Virus-1 glycoprotein-derived peptides. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing these peptidodendrimer conjugates and methods of using these peptidodendrimer conjugates (e.g., to inhibit HSV-1 viral entry and to treat or prevent HSV-1 infection).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Marcus WECK, Stefania GALDIERO, Rossella TARALLO, Thomas Patrick CARBERRY, III, Annarita FALANGA, Massimiliano GALDIERO
  • Publication number: 20150290611
    Abstract: A method and articles of manufacture for creating colloidal clusters and functionalized patchy particles. The method includes selecting at least one type of colloidal particle, functionalizing a patch of the colloidal particle and mixing a plurality of the colloidal particles to construct a cluster with particular desired geometries properties based on the bonding of the colloidal particles by virtue of the patch having bond-type characteristic analogous to, but not limited to atomic orbitals and other symmetries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: New York University
    Inventors: David J. Pine, Yufeng Wang, Yu Wang, Marcus Weck
  • Patent number: 8546505
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to norbornene-monomer, poly(norbornene)homopolymer, and poly(norbornene)copolymer compounds containing a functionalized carbazole side chain, having desirable solution processability and host characteristics. It also relates to hole transport and/or electron blocking materials, and to organic host materials for an organic luminescence layer, an OLED device, and compositions of matter which include these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yadong Zhang, Seth Marder, Carlos Zuniga, Stephen Barlow, Bernard Kippelen, Andreas Haldi, Benoit Domerq, Marcus Weck, Alpay Kimyonok
  • Patent number: 8207365
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polymerizable compound of the formula (I) where the R1, R2, R?1, R?2, X1 to X8, Y1, Y2, M and L have any of values as defined in the specification. The disclosure also provides an oligomer, a homo-polymer, or a co-polymer of compound of the formula (I). The disclosure also provides methods for preparing the compound of the formula (I) and methods for preparing polymers of the compound of the formula (I), and to methods and intermediates useful for preparing them. The disclosure also provides methods for the use of the polymers of formula (I) as chiral catalysts in enantioselective preparative processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Michael Johannes Holbach, Marcus Weck, Christopher W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20110196104
    Abstract: The present invention describes compounds with iridium complexes and poly(norbornene)s made therefrom. Methods of making the compounds and the poly(norbornene)s are also described. Further disclosed herein are light-emitting diodes employing such poly(norbornene)s which are covalently attached to a hole transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alpay Kimyonok, Benoit Domercq, Andreas Haldi, Jian-Yang Cho, Joseph R. Carlise, Xian-Yong Wang, Lauren E. Hayden, Simon C. Jones, Stephen Barlow, Seth R. Marder, Bernard Kippelen, Marcus Weck
  • Publication number: 20110009584
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a solution processable norbornene monomer, poly(norbornene) homopolymer, and poly(norbornene) copolymer compounds containing a functionalized bis-oxadiazole side chain, and to an electron injecting/transporting layer, a hole-blocking layer, or an emissive material, organic electronic devices and compositions which include these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seth Marder, Stephen Barlow, Yadong Zhang, Sushanta Pal, Bernard Kippelen, Benoit Domerq, Andreas Haldi, Marcus Weck, Alpay Kimyonok
  • Publication number: 20100331509
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to norbornene-monomer, poly(norbornene)homopolymer, and poly(norbornene)copolymer compounds containing a functionalized carbazole side chain, having desirable solution processability and host characteristics. It also relates to hole transport and/or electron blocking materials, and to organic host materials for an organic luminescence layer, an OLED device, and compositions of matter which include these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yadong Zhang, Seth Marder, Carlos Zuniga, Stephen Barlow, Bernard Kippelen, Andreas Haldi, Benoit Domerq, Marcus Weck, Alpay Kimyonok
  • Patent number: 7595391
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of crosslinking polysaccharides to form crosslinked polysaccharides, and more particularly, to crosslinked polysaccharides that may be incorporated in fluids useful in, for example, applications requiring a crosslinked viscoelastic gel. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of crosslinking a polysaccharide comprising the steps of: providing a metal coordinating group having a reactive site, derivatizing a polysaccharide with the metal coordinating group to produce a derivatized polysaccharide having bidentate ligands, and crosslinking the derivatized polysaccharide having bidentate ligands with a metal ion to form a metal ligand coordination complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis R. Norman, Joseph R. Carlise, Javier Jesus Concepcion Corbea, William S. Rees, Jr., Marcus Weck
  • Publication number: 20090030172
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polymerizable compound of the formula (I) where the R1, R2, R?1, R?2, X1 to X8, Y1, Y2, M and L have any of values as defined in the specification. The disclosure also provides an oligomer, a homo-polymer, or a co-polymer of compound of the formula (I). The disclosure also provides methods for preparing the compound of the formula (I) and methods for preparing polymers of the compound of the formula (I), and to methods and intermediates useful for preparing them. The disclosure also provides methods for the use of the polymers of formula (I) as chiral catalysts in enantioselective preparative processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolai Zheng, Michael Johannes Holbach, Marcus Weck, Christopher W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20080118912
    Abstract: A composition is disclosed which is capable of being used for detection, comprising an encapsulated noble metal nanocluster. Methods for preparing the encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters, and methods of using the encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters are also disclosed. In certain embodiments, the noble metal nanoclusters are encapsulated by a dendrimer, a peptide, a small organic or inorganic molecule, or an oligonucleotide. The encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is varied by controlling the nature of the encapsulating material, such as by controlling the size of the nanocluster, the generation of a dendrimer, the incorporation of a functional group, and wherein said emission is used to provide information about a biological state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Martin Dickson, Jie Zheng, Lynn Anne Capadona, Jeffrey Thomas Petty, Sandeep Ajit Patel, Marcus Weck
  • Patent number: 7105617
    Abstract: This invention relates to the synthesis of Mqn-containing monomeric compounds, comprising a polymerizable moiety, an Mqn-moiety, and an optional chemical spacer therebetween, wherein q, in each instance, comprises an 8-hydroxyquinoline residue, M is a metal such as Mg, Zn, Al, Ga, or In, and n is 2 or 3 as the valence of the metal requires. For example, the polymerization of Znq2- or Alq3-containing monomers, in the presence or absence of a co-monomer, provided a Znq2- or Alq3-containing polymer, which retained the optical properties of Znq2 or Alq3 in solution, respectively. The Mqn-containing polymers may be used in, among other things, the fabrication of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Weck, Amy Meyers
  • Publication number: 20050131175
    Abstract: This invention relates to the synthesis of Mqn-containing monomeric compounds, comprising a polymerizable moiety, an Mqn-moiety, and an optional chemical spacer therebetween, wherein q, in each instance, comprises an 8-hydroxyquinoline residue, M is a metal such as Mg, Zn, Al, Ga, or In, and n is 2 or 3 as the valence of the metal requires. For example, the polymerization of Znq2- or Alq3-containing monomers, in the presence or absence of a co-monomer, provided a Znq2- or Alq3-containing polymer, which retained the optical properties of Znq2 or Alq3 in solution, respectively. The Mqn-containing polymers may be used in, among other things, the fabrication of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Marcus Weck, Amy Meyers
  • Publication number: 20050112077
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of crosslinking polysaccharides to form crosslinked polysaccharides, and more particularly, to crosslinked polysaccharides that may be incorporated in fluids useful in, for example, applications requiring a crosslinked viscoelastic gel. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of crosslinking a polysaccharide comprising the steps of: providing a metal coordinating group having a reactive site, derivatizing a polysaccharide with the metal coordinating group to produce a derivatized polysaccharide having bidentate ligands, and crosslinking the derivatized polysaccharide having bidentate ligands with a metal ion to form a metal ligand coordination complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Lewis Norman, Joseph Carlise, Javier Concepcion Corbea, William Rees, Marcus Weck