Patents by Inventor Nicholas Turro

Nicholas Turro 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).

  • Anthrose-based compositions and related methods
    Publication number: 20150265691
    Abstract: This invention provides a vaccine comprising (i) an anthrose-containing saccharide in an amount effective to enhance immunity against Bacillus anthracis in a subject and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention provides a vaccine comprising (i) a conjugate of an anthrose-containing saccharide in an amount effective to enhance immunity against Bacillus anthracis in a subject, wherein the anthrose-containing saccharide is conjugated to a biomolecule via a linker, and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Denong Wang, Pavol Kovac, Lawrence Steinman, Gregory Carroll, Nicholas Turro, Jeffrey Koberstein, Rina Saksena, Roberto Adamo
  • Synthesis and conjugation of iron oxide nanoparticles to antibodies for targeting specific cells using fluorescence and MR imaging techniques
    Publication number: 20070059775
    Abstract: The invention provides for methods for producing water-soluble iron oxide nanoparticles comprising encapsulating the nanoparticles in phospholipids micelles. Also provided are methods for conjugating the inventive nanoparticles via functionalized phospholipids to a target molecule, such as an antibody. The invention further provides methods for using the nanoparticle-antibody conjugate of the invention as a contrast agent to image specific cells or proteins in a subject using fluorescent and magnetic imaging techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Kristi Hultman, Amanda Willis, Stephen O'Brien, Truman Brown, Paul Harris, Nicholas Turro, Adrienne Grzenda
  • Alpha, omega-allyl terminated linear poly(methacrylic acid) macromonomers for end-linked hydrogels and method of preparation
    Publication number: 20050113543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for making ?,?-allyl terminated macromonomers comprising a plurality of units of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid. The method comprises forming a first mixture containing an ester of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a radical initiator comprising an allyl group and a halogen, and a catalyst comprising a transition metal complex. The ester of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid is an ester capable of reacting with a mixture comprising trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) to form the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid. The mixture is stirred to form a second mixture containing an ?-allyl, ?-halogen-terminated macromonomer comprising a plurality of units of the ester of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid. A third mixture comprising a compound containing at least one transferable allyl group is then added to the second mixture to form a fourth mixture containing a first ?,?-allyl terminated macromonomer comprising a plurality of units of the ester of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Koberstein, Lucy Vojtova, Nicholas Turro