Patents by Inventor Massimo Fricerio

Massimo Fricerio 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: 20080146518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cationic lipids capable of forming complexes with nucleic acids and the use thereof for the transfection of eukaryotic cells. The cationic lipids according to the invention have general formulas (I) and (Ia): (see formulas (I) and (Ia), wherein E is a heteroaryl; R1 and R2 are selected from H, —R7-NH2, aklyl; R7 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, (C1-C20) alkyl-aryl-(C0-C20) alkyl; R3 and R4 are selected from: H, —R8-SH, R8-NH—NH2/—R8-CO—R9 or —R8-NH2; R8 is selected from: alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, (C1-C20) alkyl-aryl-(C0-C20) alkyl; R9 is selected from: H, alkyl; R5 and R6 are selected from: H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, (C1-C20) alkyl-aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: POLITECNICO DI MILANO
    Inventors: Matteo Zanda, Luca Bruche, Massimo Fricerio, Fiorenza Viani, Luca Chiamenti, Walter Panzeri, Nadia Zaffaroni, Marco Folini, Maria Angela Greco