Patents by Inventor Young Tag Ko

Young Tag Ko 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).

  • SELF-ASSEMBLING MICELLE-LIKE NANOPARTICLES FOR SYSTEMIC GENE DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20100285111
    Abstract: Nanoparticles containing nucleic acid and suitable for use as in vivo delivery agents for nucleic acids are provided. The nanoparticles use a covalent conjugate of a polycation such as polyethylenimine and phospholipids. The final DNA-containing nanoparticle has a vesicular structure with a polyplex core surrounded by a mixed lipid/PEG-lipid monolayer envelope and offers simple preparation, high loading capacity, and in vivo stability. The nanoparticles have good in vivo stability and a prolonged blood circulation time and can effectively deliver a gene to a biological target such as a tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Young Tag Ko, Amit Kale, Vladimir Torchilin
  • Encapsulation of nucleic acids in liposomes
    Publication number: 20080213350
    Abstract: Complexes of nucleic acid and cationic polymer, which are encapsulated in liposomes for the purpose of delivering nucleic acid and methods for producing encapsulated complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Young Tag Ko, Ulrich Bickel