Patents by Inventor Michael Wilhelm Platscher

Michael Wilhelm Platscher 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: 10000445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystal modifications of racemic (2R,S)- and enantiomerically pure (2R)-resp. (2S)-DOTAP chloride, to processes for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Alfred Hedinger
  • Patent number: 9878044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to carrier systems comprising ether-lipids conjugated to one or more bioactive ligands and exposed on the surface of the carrier system for use in targeted delivery and/or antigen display systems. Optionally one or more further bioactive agents may be encapsulated or embedded within or attached to or adsorbed onto the carrier system. The present invention is further directed to methods of their preparation and their uses in medical applications, such as targeted delivery of bioactive agents to specific tissues or cells and antigen display systems for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to said bioactive agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Raymond Behrendt, Viola Groehn, Simone Rachel Hoertner, Marco Silvio Passafaro, Finn Bauer
  • Patent number: 9796666
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new class of lipids, more specifically ether-lipids having a polar headgroup, as well as vesicles comprising these lipids, methods of their preparation as well as their uses in medical applications, wherein the ether-lipids are represented by general formula I
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Raymond Behrendt, Viola Groehn, Simone Rachel Hoertner, Marco Silvio Passafaro, Finn Bauer
  • Publication number: 20150030670
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new class of lipids, more specifically ether-lipids having a polar headgroup, as well as vesicles comprising these lipids, methods of their preparation as well as their uses in medical applications, wherein the ether-lipids are represented by general formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Raymond Behrendt, Viola Groehn, Simone Rachel Hoertner, Marco Silvio Passafaro, Finn Bauer
  • Publication number: 20150030669
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to carrier systems comprising ether-lipids conjugated to one or more bioactive ligands and exposed on the surface of the carrier system for use in targeted delivery and/or antigen display systems. Optionally one or more further bioactive agents may be encapsulated or embedded within or attached to or adsorbed onto the carrier system. The present invention is further directed to methods of their preparation and their uses in medical applications, such as targeted delivery of bioactive agents to specific tissues or cells and antigen display systems for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to said bioactive agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Raymond Behrendt, Viola Groehn, Simone Rachel Hoertner, Marco Silvio Passafaro, Finn Bauer
  • Publication number: 20140093558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystal modifications of racemic (2R,S)- and enantiomerically pure (2R)-resp. (2S)-DOTAP chloride, to processes for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Wilhelm Platscher, Alfred Hedinger