Patents by Inventor Michel Masella

Michel Masella 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).

  • Cysteine-free efficient Technetium (Tc) or Rhenium (Re) chelating peptide tags and their use
    Patent number: 9234001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide tag which can be used to bind a Technetium (Tc) or Rhenium (Re) radionuclide to a protein of interest which comprises the peptide tag and allows the imaging of such a tagged protein. In particular the present invention relates to a peptide tag which chelates a Tc or Re atom but which does not comprise a Cysteine residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Loïc Le Clainche, Alain Lecoq, Sophie Zinn-Justin, Robert Thai, Michel Masella, Philippe Cuniasse
  • Cysteine-Free Efficient Technetium (Tc) or Rhenium (Re) Chelating Peptide Tags and Their Use
    Publication number: 20110318827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide tag which can be used to bind a Technetium (Tc) or Rhenium (Re) radionuclide to a protein of interest which comprises the peptide tag and allows the imaging of such a tagged protein. In particular the present invention relates to a peptide tag which chelates a Tc or Re atom but which does not comprise a Cysteine residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Loïc Le Clainche, Alain Lecoq, Sophie Zinn-Justin, Robert Thai, Michel Masella, Philippe Cuniasse