Patents by Inventor Ryan F. Donnelly

Ryan F. Donnelly 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).

  • METHODS OF EVALUATING MICRO RNA
    Publication number: 20240417796
    Abstract: Provided are methods of quantifying miRNA in skin, the method comprising: applying a swellable microprotrusion array to a region of skin to absorb interstitial fluid; removing the microprotrusion array; recovering miRNA from the interstitial fluid absorbed into the microprotrusion array; and quantifying the miRNA. Also provided are methods of monitoring epigenetic changes in skin using a swellable microprotrusion array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Cecilia BRUN, Pierre-Francois ROUX, Claire MANGEZ, Renny ISON, Ryan F. DONNELLY
  • Delivery device and method
    Patent number: 9549746
    Abstract: A microprotrusion array for use in transport of a material across a biological barrier, wherein said array comprises a plurality of microprotusions composed of a swellable polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: A. David Woolfson, Desmond Ian John Morrow, Anthony Morrissey, Ryan F. Donnelly, Paul A. McCarron
  • MICRONEEDLES FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20150141910
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods relating to microneedles, including a first element including an array of microprojections and a second element including a supportive substrate upon which the microprojections are formed perpendicular to the substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Raymond J. Francis, Gregory Hunt, Ryan F. Donnelly
  • DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100256064
    Abstract: A microprotrusion array for use in transport of a material across a biological barrier, wherein said array comprises a plurality of microprotusions composed of a swellable polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: David A. Woolfson, Desmond Ian John Morrow, Anthony Morrissey, Ryan F. Donnelly, Paul A. McCarron