Patents by Inventor Tarik F. Massoud

Tarik F. Massoud 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).

  • VACCINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230277646
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are complexes comprising nanoparticles attached to viral proteins or nucleic acids encoding said viral proteins. Methods for making and using said complexes are provided. Compositions including the complexes are contemplated to be useful for treating and/or preventing viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Tarik F. MASSOUD, Ramasamy PAULMURUGAN, Uday SUKUMAR
  • Split protein fragments, split protein systems, methods of making split protein systems, and methods of using split protein systems
    Publication number: 20090075313
    Abstract: Split protein herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase [HSV1-TK or TK] TK fragments, split protein TK systems, methods of imaging protein-protein interactions, methods of cellular localization of proteins, methods of evaluating protein translocation and trafficking, and the like, are provided. In addition, the present disclosure includes compositions used in and methods relating to non-invasive imaging (e.g., positron emission tomography (PET) imaging) in vivo and in vitro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Stanford University
    Inventors: Tarik F. Massoud, Ramasamy Paulmurugan, Sanjiv Sam Gambhir
  • Method and device for treating intracranial vascular aneurysms
    Patent number: 5776097
    Abstract: A device and method for the therapeutic management of intracranial vascular aneurysms are provided involving the use of intravascular balloon catheters that can directly image the aneurysm and that can occlude the entire lumen of the aneurysm sac using liquid sealing agents. The intracranial catheters, according to the present invention, have various configurations designed to treat aneurysms regardless of the aneurysm's neck size and at different locations within the intracranial vascular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: University of California at Los Angeles
    Inventor: Tarik F. Massoud