Patents by Inventor Thomas Kwok

Thomas Kwok 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).

  • Publication number: 20200331931
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty, acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Patent number: 10526357
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Patent number: 10450337
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Publication number: 20190119309
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Patent number: 10179796
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Publication number: 20180273551
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty, acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Publication number: 20170218003
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Publication number: 20170217998
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Publication number: 20150322103
    Abstract: Therapeutically-effective amounts of novel analogs or derivatives of alkyl fatty, acids, such as but not limited to lipoic acid, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising such analogs or derivatives and pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers therefor, are useful for the treatment, prevention, imaging, and/or diagnosis of medical disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: CORNERSTONE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Shorr, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Bingham, Lakmal Boteju, Thomas Kwok, James Marecek
  • Patent number: 9005985
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions that have a light emitting reporter linked to biomolecules, preferably, nucleotide oligomers. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particles of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Benjamin MingHwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Patent number: 8426216
    Abstract: This invention pertains to methods for authenticating an article comprising tagging the article with light emitting optical reporter particles, and more specifically tagging the articles with up-converting phosphor particles (UCP), linked to nucleic acids of detectable sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.), Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Patent number: 8372648
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions that have a light emitting reporter linked to biomolecules, preferably, nucleotide oligomers. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particles of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.), Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Publication number: 20120252025
    Abstract: A method to link a light emitting reporter to biomolecules with nucleotide oligomers is described. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particle generated by the methods of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Patent number: 8124333
    Abstract: A method to link a light emitting reporter to biomolecules with nucleotide oligomers is described. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particle generated by the methods of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: APDN, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Publication number: 20080312427
    Abstract: A method to link a light emitting reporter to biomolecules with nucleotide oligomers is described. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particle generated by the methods of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Publication number: 20080299559
    Abstract: This invention pertains to methods for authenticating an article comprising tagging the article with light emitting optical reporter particles, and more specifically tagging the articles with up-converting phosphor particles (UCP), linked to nucleic acids of detectable sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Publication number: 20080299667
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions that have a light emitting reporter linked to biomolecules, preferably, nucleotide oligomers. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particles of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Ming-Hwa Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So
  • Publication number: 20080107340
    Abstract: A handwritten word is transcribed into a list of possibly correct transcriptions of the handwritten word. The list contains a number of text words, and this list is compared with previously stored set of lists of text words. Based on a metric, one or more nearest neighbor lists are selected from the set. A decision is made, according to a number of combination rules, as to which text word in the nearest neighbor lists or the recently transcribed list is the best transcription of the handwritten word. This best transcription is selected as the appropriate text word transcription of the handwritten word. The selected word is compared to a true transcription of the selected word Machine learning techniques are used when the selected and true transcriptions differ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Kwok, Michael Perrone
  • Publication number: 20060161780
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for adding signature information to electronic documents. One embodiment of the inventive method involves adding the signature information into a signature data field template corresponding to the electronic document, converting the signature data field template, including the added signature information, to an image file, and superimposing the image file over the electronic document to produce a signed electronic document. The inventive method substantially eliminates the potential for human error and security breaches in the signing of electronic documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Berryman, Maieta Howze, Thomas Kwok, Mary McMillin, Thao Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20060117016
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for efficient electronic document management. One embodiment of the inventive method involves retrieving a user-specific administrator setup file comprising a plurality of parameters pertaining to tasks that a user is authorized to perform on electronic documents, selecting at least one authorized task for performance on a selected electronic document, in accordance with the user-specific administrator setup files, and executing the selected authorized tasks in accordance with at least one set of predefined task execution instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lanette Smith, Mary Guimond, Thomas Kwok, Charles Myers, Thao Nguyen