Patents by Inventor Shahir Rizk

Shahir Rizk 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).

  • NK-1 Receptor Mediated Delivery of Agents to Cells
    Publication number: 20130236966
    Abstract: Provided herein are conjugates including a targeting vehicle coupled to an agent. The targeting vehicle includes a tachykinin receptor ligand and a reactive moiety. Conjugates including a tachykinin receptor ligand attached to an antibody or fragment thereof that is specific for an intracellular target are also provided. Also provided are methods of delivering agents to cells expressing tachykinin receptors, methods of delivering antibodies or fragments thereof to an intracellular extra-endosomal target, and methods of arresting cell growth or introducing cell death of a cancer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Anthony Kossiakoff, Shahir Rizk
  • NK-1 Receptor Mediated Delivery of Agents to Cells
    Publication number: 20110165674
    Abstract: Provided herein are conjugates including a targeting vehicle coupled to an agent. The targeting vehicle includes a tachykinin receptor ligand and a reactive moiety. Conjugates including a tachykinin receptor ligand attached to an antibody or fragment thereof that is specific for an intracellular target are also provided. Also provided are methods of delivering agents to cells expressing tachykinin receptors, methods of delivering antibodies or fragments thereof to an intracellular extra-endosomal target, and methods of arresting cell growth or introducing cell death of a cancer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Anthony Kossiakoff, Shahir Rizk