Patents by Inventor Stephanie A. Kramer

Stephanie A. Kramer 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).

  • Metal bisphosphonate nanoparticles for anti-cancer therapy and imaging and for treating bone disorders
    Patent number: 9693957
    Abstract: Metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles, methods of preparing the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles and materials comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of using the compositions to treat cancer or bone-related disorders (e.g., bone-resorption-related diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and bone metastases) and as imaging agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Wenbin Lin, Demin Liu, Joseph Della Rocca, Stephanie A. Kramer, Christopher Y. Poon
  • METAL BISPHOSPHONATE NANOPARTICLES FOR ANTI-CANCER THERAPY AND IMAGING AND FOR TREATING BONE DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20140234210
    Abstract: Metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles, methods of preparing the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles and materials comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of using the compositions to treat cancer or bone-related disorders (e.g., bone-resorption-related diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and bone metastases) and as imaging agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Wenbin Lin, Demin Liu, Joseph Della Rocca, Stephanie A. Kramer, Christopher Y. Poon