Patents by Inventor Natalia Castro

Natalia Castro 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).

  • MEDICAL IMPLANT PORT ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240057889
    Abstract: Features useful for locating a medical implant in a patient in a non-invasive manner are described. Such features may include an integrated port with a housing that includes a first portion coupled to a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion comprise different materials, and a cover over an opening into the housing. The first portion may face the cover and allow transmis-mission of electromagnetic signals through the second portion in a direction away from the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Mario Ramirez, Denise Dajles, Natalia Castro, Gian Franco Loo, Roberto De Mezerville, Juan José Chacón Quirós, Juan José Delgado
  • Oral Care Compositions and Preservative Systems
    Publication number: 20230355492
    Abstract: This invention provides, amongst other things, a preservative system for aqueous oral care compositions that comprises the addition of one or more quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agents (e.g., cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)) in combination with comprising benzyl alcohol in a preservative system, can surprisingly allow for the use of relatively less benzyl alcohol while still maintaining antimicrobial efficacy and not adversely affecting the flavor of the composition. The added benefit in using relatively less benzyl alcohol, in addition to lower cost and expense, is also that the flavor or the overall composition is less impacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Sandra PEREIRA RAMOS, Fernanda CORREA, Tatiana CINQUETTI, Ariel HASKEL, Natalia CASTRO DE SOUZA, Jeffrey Merl MILLER
  • Coccidioides antigens and methods of their use
    Patent number: 11413336
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating or preventing a fungal infection, particularly infection by a Coccidioides species. The invention provides methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response against the fungus. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve a recombinant vaccine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, The University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Chiung-Yu Hung, Gary Ostroff, Natalia Castro-Lopez
  • COCCIDIOIDES ANTIGENS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20210023188
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating or preventing a fungal infection, particularly infection by a Coccidioides species. The invention provides methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response against the fungus. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve a recombinant vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Chiung-Yu HUNG, Gary OSTROFF, Natalia CASTRO-LOPEZ