Patents by Inventor On Lo A. Wong

On Lo A. Wong 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).

  • Ligand passivated gold nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9683992
    Abstract: The invention provides novel gold nanoclusters of the formula Au20(SR)15(weak ligand), wherein each R is independently an organic group, and the weak ligand is a weakly associating gold ligand of Formula I as described herein. The nanocluster can have an approximate molecular weight of 6 kDa. Corresponding dimers of the nanocluster can have an approximate molecular weight of 10 kDa (by SEC). The invention also provides methods of making and using the gold nanoclusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: William S. Compel, Christopher J. Ackerson, On Lo A. Wong
  • LIGAND PASSIVATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150037585
    Abstract: The invention provides novel gold nanoclusters of the formula Au20(SR)15(weak ligand), wherein each R is independently an organic group, and the weak ligand is a weakly associating gold ligand of Formula I as described herein. The nanocluster can have an approximate molecular weight of 6 kDa. Corresponding dimers of the nanocluster can have an approximate molecular weight of 10 kDa (by SEC). The invention also provides methods of making and using the gold nanoclusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: William S. Compel, Christopher J. Ackerson, On Lo A. Wong