Patents by Inventor Sourabh Skukla

Sourabh Skukla 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).

  • Targeting cancer cells and tissue using filamentous plant virus particles
    Patent number: 10232057
    Abstract: A filamentous plant virus carrier comprising a filamentous plant virus particle that has been modified to carry an imaging agent or cytotoxic compound is described. The filamentous plant virus carrier can be used in a method of targeting cancer cells and tissue by administering it to a subject. Cancer tissue targeted by the filamentous plant virus carrier can be imaged using an imaging agent, or treated using a cytotoxic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Nicole F. Steinmetz, Sourabh Skukla
  • TARGETING CANCER CELLS AND TISSUE USING FILAMENTOUS PLANT VIRUS PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170106098
    Abstract: A filamentous plant virus carrier comprising a filamentous plant virus particle that has been modified to carry an imaging agent or cytotoxic compound is described. The filamentous plant virus carrier can be used in a method of targeting cancer cells and tissue by administering it to a subject. Cancer tissue targeted by the filamentous plant virus carrier can be imaged using an imaging agent, or treated using a cytotoxic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Nicole F. Steinmetz, Sourabh Skukla