Patents by Inventor Robert J. Mannix

Robert J. Mannix 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).

  • Systems and methods for nanomagnetic actuation of molecular cell signaling
    Patent number: 8931490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to signaling mechanisms that transduce magnetic inputs into physiological cellular outputs. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for non-invasively controlling cellular signaling functions and behaviors by harnessing receptor-mediated and intracellular molecular-mediated signal transduction using nanomagnetic cellular switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Ingber, Robert J. Mannix, Sanjay Kumar
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NANOMAGNETIC ACTUATION OF MOLECULAR CELL SIGNALING
    Publication number: 20100203143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to signaling mechanisms that transduce magnetic inputs into physiological cellular outputs. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for non-invasively controlling cellular signaling functions and behaviors by harnessing receptor-mediated and intracellular molecular-mediated signal transduction using nanomagnetic cellular switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald E. Ingber, Robert J. Mannix, Sanjay Kumar