Patents by Inventor Sankaran Thayumanavan

Sankaran Thayumanavan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230405142
    Abstract: The invention provides polymers and polymer-based nano-structures, in particular, polymers and polymer network to which biomolecules (e.g., proteins, antibodies, peptide aptamers) can be covalently conjugated and stably encapsulated therein and be controllably delivered and released upon degradation of the nano-structures in response to specific microenvironment, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Jiaming Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230383035
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymer-protein conjugates and molecular assemblies for controlled intracellular delivery of proteins, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Bin Liu
  • Publication number: 20230372259
    Abstract: A polymer nanoparticle includes a crosslinked polymer complex including a cargo encapsulated in a crosslinked polymer network; and a coating on the crosslinked polymer complex. The coating is derived from a cellular membrane. The polymer nanoparticles described herein can advantageously be used to deliver a cargo molecule (e.g., a nucleic acid) to a target location, for example upon administration to a subject in need of therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Sankaran Thayumanavan
  • Patent number: 11746172
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymer-protein conjugates and molecular assemblies for controlled intracellular delivery of proteins, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Bin Liu
  • Patent number: 11672867
    Abstract: The invention provides polymers and polymer-based nano-structures, in particular, polymers and polymer network to which biomolecules (e.g., proteins, antibodies, peptide aptamers) can be covalently conjugated and stably encapsulated therein and be controllably delivered and released upon degradation of the nano-structures in response to specific microenvironment, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Jiaming Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20230135432
    Abstract: The invention provides polymers and polymeric nanogels in which nucleic acid molecules can be stably entrapped or encapsulated and are controllably delivered and released upon degradation of the nano-structures in response to specific microenvironment triggers, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Sankaran Thayumanavan
  • Publication number: 20230081736
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymers, crosslinked polymer-nucleic acid complexes, lipid-polymer-nucleic acid-based complexation and nanoassemblies, and nanoassembly-based intracellular delivery of nucleic acids and controlled release thereof upon degradation of the nanoassemblies in response to specific microenvironment in the cell, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Kingshuk Dutta
  • Patent number: 11434317
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymers, crosslinked polymer-nucleic acid complexes, lipid-polymer-nucleic acid-based complexation and nanoassemblies, and nanoassembly-based intracellular delivery of nucleic acids and controlled release thereof upon degradation of the nanoassemblies in response to specific microenvironment in the cell, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Kingshuk Dutta
  • Publication number: 20220133639
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to polymer-based nano-structures. More particularly, the invention relates to novel, surface-functionalized, guest-host polymer nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles useful in diverse fields including drug delivery, diagnostics and specialty materials. The nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles of the invention are afforded via simplify and reliable approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Jiaming Zhuang, Hui Wang
  • Publication number: 20210380635
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemically reactive and/or biologically active compounds, reagents and compositions thereof. More particularly, the invention provides novel reagents that are useful in chemical synthesis, functionalization, delivery, probing and/or analytical measurements of small molecule drugs, proteins, antibodies and other biomolecules. The invention provides novel biologically active agents useful as diagnostics or therapeutics, and related composition and methods of uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Richard W. Vachet, Jiaming Zhuang, Bo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210017314
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymer-protein conjugates and molecular assemblies for controlled intracellular delivery of proteins, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Bin Liu
  • Publication number: 20200332047
    Abstract: The invention provides novel polymers, crosslinked polymer-nucleic acid complexes, lipid-polymer-nucleic acid-based complexation and nanoassemblies, and nanoassembly-based intracellular delivery of nucleic acids and controlled release thereof upon degradation of the nanoassemblies in response to specific microenvironment in the cell, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Kingshuk Dutta
  • Publication number: 20200282066
    Abstract: The invention provides polymers and polymer-based nano-structures, in particular, polymers and polymer network to which biomolecules (e.g., proteins, antibodies, peptide aptamers) can be covalently conjugated and stably encapsulated therein and be controllably delivered and released upon degradation of the nano-structures in response to specific microenvironment, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Jiaming Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20200113906
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of preparation and therapeutic use thereof. The invention also provides novel gel compositions comprising hyaluronic acid (HA) polymers that are crosslinked with appropriate reversible crosslinkers and encapsulation of therapeutics or other payloads in such gel composition and nanoparticles thereof. The invention also relates to targeted delivery of such gel compositions and nanoparticles to specific cell types in a controllable delivery and release. The invention additionally relates to methods of therapeutic use of such gel compositions and nanoparticles in treatment of various diseases and conditions. The invention further relates to methods of preparation of the gel compositions and nanoparticles disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Lisa Minter
  • Patent number: 10617652
    Abstract: The invention provides pH- or redox-responsive and charge-neutral polymeric nanogels that stably encapsulate a biomolecule at one pH or redox condition and then release it at a different pH or redox condition, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Mijanur Rahaman Molla, Scott Clayton Garman
  • Patent number: 10494479
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to novel polymers and polymeric nanogels having biodegradable polymeric backbones, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof, for example, as guest-host polymer nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles, which offer utilities in diverse fields including drug delivery, diagnostics and specialty materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Rajasekhar R. Ramireddy
  • Patent number: 10358531
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel system of nano-assemblies and related method for delivery of therapeutic, diagnostic or imaging agent to biological sites. The compositions and methods of the invention enable the syntheses of novel polymeric nano-assemblies (nanoparticles) under non-emulsion conditions with the incorporation of hydrophobic guest molecules. The versatilities and advantages of the polymer nanoparticles of the invention include: (i) the guest molecules (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventor: Sankaran Thayumanavan
  • Publication number: 20190209698
    Abstract: The invention provides polymers and polymeric nanogels in which nucleic acid molecules can be stably entrapped or encapsulated and are controllably delivered and released upon degradation of the nano-structures in response to specific microenvironment triggers, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Sankaran Thayumanavan
  • Publication number: 20190127523
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to novel polymers and polymeric nanogels having biodegradable polymeric backbones, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof, for example, as guest-host polymer nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles, which offer utilities in diverse fields including drug delivery, diagnostics and specialty materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Sankaran Thayumanavan, Rajasekhar R. Ramireddy
  • Publication number: 20190083649
    Abstract: The invention provides powerful methods and compositions for designing, selecting, fine-tuning and optimizing polymer nanogel and other supramolecular assemblies for various properties including, for example, particle size, density and morphology, guest loading capacity and encapsulation stability, and dynamic release control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Sankaran Thayumanavan