Patents by Inventor Melissa Braga

Melissa Braga 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: 20220298468
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed towards equipment, methods and compositions involving application of an Electric field that are suitable for in vivo electroporation, in vitro application of an Electric field and the generation of developmentally-activated, totipotent, pluripotent, pluripotent-like, multipotent, and/or self-renewing cells which are capable of beginning to differentiate in culture into a variety of cell types and capable of further differentiation in vivo. The claimed invention is also directed towards the generation of desirable, differentiating somatic cell populations transplantable to animals or patients, to drug screening and drug discovery, cellular therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy, tissue engineering, and the treatment of patients suffering from diseases that may be ameliorated by these methods. This invention also provides methods for preventing, treating, or retarding disease, for example, immunodeficiency virus (e.g. HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV, FIV, etc.) infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher B REID, Melissa BRAGA, Lillian N SANTAMARIA, Ashley N WICKREMA, Marinne D WICKREMA, Anthony HAO DINH, Yaman EKSIOGLU, Mat HOANG HO
  • Publication number: 20160024271
    Abstract: Slurry composition comprising amorphous aluminum phosphate, polyphosphate orthophosphate, metaphosphate and/or combination thereof and a dispersant are described. In certain embodiments, the polyphosphate orthophosphate and/or metaphosphate concentration is about 40 to about 70 weight % and the dispersant concentration is less than about 3.5 weight % based on the total weight of the slurry. In one embodiment, the composition is useful is paints, varnishes, printing inks, papers and plastics. The compositions can be used as a substitute for titanium dioxide in various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Fernando Galembeck, Cesar Augusto Sales Barbosa, Melissa Braga
  • Patent number: 9023145
    Abstract: Slurry composition comprising amorphous aluminum phosphate, polyphosphate orthophosphate, metaphosphate and/or combination thereof and a dispersant are described. In certain embodiments, the polyphosphate orthophosphate and/or metaphosphate concentration is about 40 to about 70 weight % and the dispersant concentration is less than about 3.5 weight % based on the total weight of the slurry. In one embodiment, the composition is useful in paints, varnishes, printing inks, papers and plastics. The compositions can be used as a substitute for titanium dioxide in various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Bunge Amorphic Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Galembeck, Cesar Augusto Sales Barbosa, Melissa Braga
  • Publication number: 20120094130
    Abstract: Anticorrosive coating compositions comprise a binding polymer and an amorphous aluminum phosphate corrosion inhibiting pigment. The composition comprises from about 1 to 25 percent by weight amorphous aluminum phosphate. The amorphous aluminum phosphate has a water adsorption potential of up to about 25 percent by weight water. The composition provides a controlled phosphate delivery of from about 50 to 500 ppm, and preferably of from about 100 to 200 ppm. The composition has a total solubles content of less than about 1,500 ppm. The amorphous aluminum phosphate is preferably substantially free of alkali metals. The amorphous aluminum phosphate is made by combining aluminum hydroxide with phosphoric acid and sodium aluminate. The amorphous aluminum phosphate is treated to reduce the level of unwanted solubles, and the treated amorphous aluminum phosphate is dried at less than about 300° C. The composition is used as a primer coat, a mid-coat, and/or a top-coat coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS, BUNGE FERTILIZANTES S.A.
    Inventors: Raymond E. Foscante, Fernando Galembeck, Melissa Braga
  • Publication number: 20090217841
    Abstract: Slurry composition comprising amorphous aluminum phosphate, polyphosphate orthophosphate, metaphosphate and/or combination thereof and a dispersant are described. In certain embodiments, the polyphosphate orthophosphate and/or metaphosphate concentration is about 40 to about 70 weight % and the dispersant concentration is less than about 3.5 weight % based on the total weight of the slurry. In one embodiment, the composition is useful in paints, varnishes, printing inks, papers and plastics. The compositions can be used as a substitute for titanium dioxide in various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Fernando Galembeck, Cesar Augusto Sales Barbosa, Melissa Braga