Patents by Inventor Teri W. Odom

Teri W. Odom 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).

  • Aptamer-loaded, biocompatible nanoconstructs for nuclear-targeted cancer therapy
    Patent number: 9642805
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nanoconstruct comprising an aptamer and a gold nanostar. The nanoconstruct can be used in a method of inducing changes to a nuclear phenotype of a cell comprising transporting the nanoconstruct to a nucleus of a cell, and releasing the aptamer from a surface of the gold nanostar into the nucleus of the cell to afford deformations or invaginations in the nuclear membrane, thereby inducing changes to the nuclear phenotype. The method can be used to treat certain hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Duncan-Hieu M. Dam, Jung Heon Lee
  • Programmable soft lithography: solvent-assisted nanoscale embossing
    Patent number: 9168679
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanoscale pattern on a substrate is provided, wherein the method increases or decreases the spacing of patterns on the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the pattern feature size constant. The method can alternatively reduce the pattern feature size of the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the spacing patterns constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Min Hyung Lee, Mark D. Huntington, Wei Zhou
  • Mesoscale pyramids, arrays and methods of preparation
    Publication number: 20140023831
    Abstract: Ordered, two-dimensional arrays of pyramidal particulates and related methods of preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Joel Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak
  • Mesoscale pyramids, hole arrays and methods of preparation
    Patent number: 8415240
    Abstract: Composite films comprising two-dimensional hole arrays, and related methods of preparing hole arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Joel A. Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak, Min Hyung Lee
  • Photolithography system using a solid state light source
    Publication number: 20120170014
    Abstract: A photolithography system based on a solid-state light source having LEDs is provided. Solid-state photolithography using the solid state light source can achieve high quality patterns over a wide range of length scales at a fraction of the cost of contact mask aligners. 2D nanoscale and 1D microscale patterns can easily be created over a 60 cm2 substrate surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Mark D. Huntington
  • MESOSCALE PYRAMIDS, ARRAYS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20120052246
    Abstract: Ordered, two-dimensional arrays of pyramidal particulates and related methods of preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Joel Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak
  • Programmable soft lithography: solvent-assisted nanoscle embossing
    Publication number: 20120013039
    Abstract: A method of forming a nanoscale pattern on a substrate is provided, wherein the method increases or decreases the spacing of patterns on the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the pattern feature size constant. The method can alternatively reduce the pattern feature size of the substrate relative to a master, while keeping the spacing patterns constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Min Hyung Lee, Mark D. Huntington, Wei Zhou
  • Mesoscale pyramids, arrays and methods of preparation
    Patent number: 8048789
    Abstract: Ordered, two-dimensional arrays of pyramidal particulates and related methods of preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Joel Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak
  • Mesoscale pyramids, hole arrays and methods of preparation
    Patent number: 7999353
    Abstract: Composite films comprising two-dimensional hole arrays, and related methods of preparing hole arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Teri W. Odom, Joel A. Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak, Min Hyung Lee