Patents by Inventor Nicholas S. Beck

Nicholas S. Beck 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).

  • Enhanced delivery of drug compositions to treat life threatening infections
    Patent number: 9724344
    Abstract: Inhalable compositions are described. The inhalable compositions comprise one or more respirable aggregates, the respirable aggregates comprising one or more poorly water soluble active agents, wherein at least one of the active agents reaches a maximum lung concentration (Cmax) of at least about 0.25 ?g/gram of lung tissue and remains at such concentration for a period of at least one hour after being delivered to the lung. Methods for making such compositions and methods for using such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: James E. Hitt, True L. Rogers, Brian D. Scherzer, Ian B. Gillespie, Paula C. Garcia, Nicholas S. Beck, Christopher J. Tucker, Timothy J. Young, David A. Hayes, Robert O. Williams, III, Keith P. Johnston, Jason T. McConville, Jay I. Peters, Robert Talbert, David S. Burgess
  • HIGHLY SWELLABLE COMPOSITE POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20160317977
    Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane including the step of applying a polar solution including a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is characterized by including a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate within the polar coating solution. The thin film polyamide layer is characterized by possessing an equilibrium water swelling factor of greater than 35% as measured by PFT-AFM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Nicholas S. Beck, Robert C. Cieslinski, Bruce B. Gerhart, David D. Hawn, Duane Jacobson, Mou Paul, Carl W. Reinhardt, Katmerka Tabakovic, Ian A. Tomlinson
  • ENHANCED DELIVERY OF DRUG COMPOSITIONS TO TREAT LIFE THREATENING INFECTIONS
    Publication number: 20150320740
    Abstract: Inhalable compositions are described. The inhalable compositions comprise one or more respirable aggregates, the respirable aggregates comprising one or more poorly water soluble active agents, wherein at least one of the active agents reaches a maximum lung concentration (Cmax) of at least about 0.25 ?g/gram of lung tissue and remains at such concentration for a period of at least one hour after being delivered to the lung. Methods for making such compositions and methods for using such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: James E. HITT, True L. ROGERS, Brian D. SCHERZER, Ian B. GILLESPIE, Paula C. GARCIA, Nicholas S. BECK, Christopher J. TUCKER, Timothy J. Young, David A. HAYES, Robert O. WILLIAMS, III, Keith P. JOHNSTON, Jason T. MCCONVILLE, Jay I. PETERS, Robert TALBERT, David S. BURGESS
  • Enhanced delivery of drug compositions to treat life threatening infections
    Patent number: 9061027
    Abstract: Inhalable compositions are described. The inhalable compositions comprise one or more respirable aggregates, the respirable aggregates comprising one or more poorly water soluble active agents, wherein at least one of the active agents reaches a maximum lung concentration (Cmax) of at least about 0.25 ?g/gram of lung tissue and remains at such concentration for a period of at least one hour after being delivered to the lung. Methods for making such compositions and methods for using such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Board of Regents, the University of Texas System
    Inventors: James E. Hitt, True L. Rogers, Ian B. Gillespie, Brian D. Scherzer, Paula C. Garcia, Nicholas S. Beck, Christopher J. Tucker, Timothy J. Young, David A. Hayes, Robert O. Williams, III, Keith P. Johnston, Jason T. McConville, Jay I. Peters, Robert Talbert, David Burgess