Patents by Inventor Umar Latif

Umar Latif 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).

  • Multi-arm cyclic or cubic siloxane-based formulations for drug delivery
    Patent number: 7745547
    Abstract: The present invention provides multi-arm siloxane-based molecules suitable for use as a drug delivery vehicle comprising a central core molecule that comprises a cyclic or cubic siloxane, and a plurality of arms attached to the central core molecule, wherein each arm comprises an organic moiety. The multi-arm siloxane-based molecules described herein are suitable for encapsulation of a therapeutic agent. The invention further includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising the claimed multi-arm siloxane-based molecules and an encapsulated therapeutic agent in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of making and using the multi-arm siloxane-based molecules are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Becton, Dickinson and Company, Research Foundation of the City University of NY
    Inventors: Andrew Auerbach, Bhanu P. S. Chauhan, Richard P. Clarke, M. Ishaq Haider, Umar Latif