Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Forna Taylor

Steven Michael Forna Taylor 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).

  • Patent number: 9243024
    Abstract: Disclosed are aptamer/drug conjugate complexes and the use of such complexes, together with a trigger compound, to inducibly release a drug. Also disclosed are methods for establishing a drug reservoir in a subject using these complexes, whereby drug may be released as needed. One example of such a complex is an aptamer/insulin conjugate complex from which insulin may be released by an innocuous, orally administrable trigger, such as quinine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Milan N. Stojanovic, Renjun Pei, Steven Michael Forna Taylor
  • Publication number: 20120114558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aptamer/drug conjugate complexes and the use of such complexes, together with a trigger compound, to inducibly release a drug. Through these complexes, the present invention provides a means for establishing a drug reservoir in a subject, whereby drug may be released as needed. One specific embodiment of the invention provides an aptamer/insulin conjugate complex from which insulin may be released by an innocuous, orally administrable trigger, such as quinine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Milan N. Stojanovic, Renjun Pei, Steven Michael Forna Taylor