Patents by Inventor Xiang Hong Peng

Xiang Hong Peng 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).

  • Multifunctional nanostructures, methods of synthesizing thereof, and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8394760
    Abstract: A nanostructure and methods of synthesizing same. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a nanospecies, a hydrophobic protection structure including at least one compound selected from a capping ligand, an amphiphilic copolymer, and combinations thereof, wherein the hydrophobic protection structure encapsulates the nanospecies, and at least one histidine-tagged peptide or protein conjugated to the hydrophobic protection structure, wherein the at least one histidine-tagged peptide or protein has at least one binding site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Lily Yang, Shuming Nie, Xiaohu Gao, Xiang Hong Peng
  • Multifunctional nanostructures, methods of synthesizing thereof, and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20090123365
    Abstract: A nanostructure and methods of synthesizing same. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a nanospecies, a hydrophobic protection structure including at least one compound selected from a capping ligand, an amphiphilic copolymer, and combinations thereof, wherein the hydrophobic protection structure encapsulates the nanospecies, and at least one histidine-tagged peptide or protein conjugated to the hydrophobic protection structure, wherein the at least one histidine-tagged peptide or protein has at least one binding site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lily Yang, Shuming Nie, Xiaohu Gao, Xiang Hong Peng