Patents by Inventor Molly Gregas

Molly Gregas 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).

  • Functionalized metal-coated energy converting nanoparticles, methods for production thereof and methods for use
    Patent number: 9662389
    Abstract: A functionalized nanoparticle, having a core, optionally having a shell on at least a portion thereof, wherein the core contains a material that can convert applied X-ray energy into emitted UV energy and wherein the shell, when present, contains a plasmonics active material; wherein the nanoparticle has on a surface thereof at least one psoralen compound capable of activation by the emitted UV energy, and the use of the functionalized nanoparticle in a method of treating a cell proliferation disorder such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Tuan Vo-Dinh, Jon Scaffidi, Molly Gregas, Benoit Lauly
  • FUNCTIONALIZED METAL-COATED ENERGY CONVERTING NANOPARTICLES, METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND METHODS FOR USE
    Publication number: 20110129537
    Abstract: A functionalized nanoparticle, having a core, optionally having a shell on at least a portion thereof, wherein the core contains a material that can convert applied X-ray energy into emitted UV energy and wherein the shell, when present, contains a plasmonics active material; wherein the nanoparticle has on a surface thereof at least one psoralen compound capable of activation by the emitted UV energy, and the use of the functionalized nanoparticle in a method of treating a cell proliferation disorder such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Tuan VO-DINH, Jon Scaffidi, Molly Gregas, Benoit Lauly