Patents by Inventor Xuhui NING

Xuhui NING 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).

  • RENAL CLEARABLE NANOPARTICLES AS EXOGENOUS MARKERS FOR EVALUATING KIDNEY FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20220146523
    Abstract: A method for evaluating kidney function utilizing a nanoparticle that can be eliminated from the body by the kidneys as an exogenous marker. The method includes administering the nanoparticles to a subject, followed by collecting a blood or urine sample after a period of time, characterizing the nanoparticles in the blood or urine sample, and finally comparing a characteristic parameter of the nanoparticles in the blood or urine sample between the tested subject and a control group having normal kidney function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Jie ZHENG, Mengxiao YU, Xuhui NING
  • ULTRASMALL LUMINESCENT NANOSENSORS COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170189558
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the production and use of ultrasmall luminescent nanoparticles coupled to dyes and the obtained nanoparticles exhibit functionalities that can be highly sensitive to the local chemical environment changes. These nanoparticles may act as ultrasmall nanosensors to ratiometrically report pH or glutathione in the local environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jie ZHENG, Shasha SUN, Xuhui NING