2023 UMN Chemistry patents
In 2023, five Department of Chemistry faculty members were awarded patents for their advancements and discoveries. We are proud to embody the Driven to Discover mantra!
The Research & Innovation Office writes: "In 2023, UMN researchers were issued 98 US patents (foreign patents not included) ... Receiving a patent is an intellectual achievement for any researcher and a key commercialization milestone. A patent allows a discovery to be shared with the rest of the world and advances innovation in and across important fields and industries, including health care, the environment, education, and food production."
2023 UMN Chemistry Patents
Cationic Block Polymer Micelles for Delivery of DNA, RNA, and Proteins
Issued: 1/31/2023
Inventors: Tim Lodge; Theresa Marie Reineke; Zhe Tan; Yaming Jiang; Mitra S Ganewatta
Patent number: 11,564,884
Solid Contact Ion Selective Electrodes Based on Crosslinked Polymethacrylate Membranes
Issued: 1/31/2023
Inventors: Phil Buhlmann; Jinbo Hu; Xin Chen
Patent number: 11,567,030
Silicone Membrane Based Reference Electrodes
Issued: 2/7/2023
Inventors: Phil Buhlmann; Andreas Stein; Xin Chen
Patent number: 11,573,194
Cinchona Alkaloid Copolymers as Transfection Agents for Enhanced Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
Issued: 6/6/2023
Inventors: Theresa Marie Reineke; Craig Howard Van Bruggen
Patent number: 11,667,784
Issued: 7/4/2023
Inventors: Peter William Carr; Marcelo Filgueira; Carl W Sims; Klaus Witt
Patent number: 11,692,980