Patents by Inventor Tara L. Fernandez

Tara L. Fernandez 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).

  • Compositions for transfecting resistant cell types
    Patent number: 11679159
    Abstract: A reagent composition for delivery nucleic acid therapeutics to cells is provided. The reagent includes ionizable lipid, structural lipid, and a stabilizing agent which improves the transfection efficiency of nucleic acids, and leaves transfected cells viable. The 5 transfection reagent is effective in plasmid and mRNA delivery, and in neurons and progenitor-like cells. It may be used for ex vivo cell therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Precision Nanosystems ULC
    Inventors: Anitha Thomas, Andrew William Brown, Rebecca Anne Grace De Souza, Tara L. Fernandez
  • Compositions for Transfecting Resistant Cell Types
    Publication number: 20210162052
    Abstract: A reagent composition for delivery nucleic acid therapeutics to cells is provided. The reagent includes ionizable lipid, structural lipid, and a stabilizing agent which improves the transfection efficiency of nucleic acids, and leaves transfected cells viable. The 5 transfection reagent is effective in plasmid and mRNA delivery, and in neurons and progenitor-like cells. It may be used for ex vivo cell therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Precision NanoSystems Inc.
    Inventors: Anitha Thomas, Andrew William Brown, Rebecca Anne Grace De Souza, Tara L. Fernandez