Patents by Inventor Muna I. Naash

Muna I. Naash 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).

  • Use of compacted nucleic acid nanoparticles in non-viral treatments of ocular diseases
    Publication number: 20090011040
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of using compacted nucleic acid (such as DNA) nanoparticles for non-viral gene transfer to various tissues of the human eye or eyes of other mammals. These nanoparticles comprise, in one embodiment, a neutrally-charged complex containing a single molecule of plasmid DNA compacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-substituted poly lysine peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Muna I. Naash, Mark J. Cooper