Patents by Inventor Surya Banks

Surya Banks 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).

  • Hydrogen-bonding compounds, compositions comprising the same, and methods of preparing and using the same
    Patent number: 11286231
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds having a hydrogen-bonding group and optionally a functional group for binding (e.g., covalently binding) the compound to another compound (e.g., hyaluronic acid and/or gelatin). A compound of the present invention may have a structure represented by and/or comprising Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula IV?, Formula V, Formula V?, Formula VI, Formula VII, and/or Formula VIII as described herein. Compositions including compounds of the present invention along with methods of preparing and using the same are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Mark E. Welker, Aleksander Skardal, Amber N. Weissenfluh, Surya Banks
  • HYDROGEN-BONDING COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190345096
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds having a hydrogen-bonding group and optionally a functional group for binding (e.g., covalently binding) the compound to another compound (e.g., hyaluronic acid and/or gelatin). A compound of the present invention may have a structure represented by and/or comprising Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula IV?, Formula V, Formula V?, Formula VI, Formula VII, and/or Formula VIII as described herein. Compositions including compounds of the present invention N along with methods of preparing and using the same are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Mark E. Welker, Aleksander Skardal, Amber N. Weissenfluh, Surya Banks
  • Modified Alginate Hydrogels for Therapeutic Agents, their Preparation and Methods Thereof
    Publication number: 20180000743
    Abstract: A novel chemically modified alginate hydrogel has been developed which combines an aromatic compound with a carbohydrate, where the aromatic compound is one or more amines combined with an alginate. The chemical structure of alginate is modified using different amines and different methods, including: (1) covalently bonding aminoethyl benzoic acid to the alginate backbone, and (2) oxidizing the vicinal diol in the alginate chain to an aldehyde before coupling to aminoethyl benzoic acid. Alternatively, the combined aromatic compound and carbohydrate can be a dopamine combined with the alginate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Mark E. Welker, Emmanuel C. Opara, Surya Banks