Granted Patent
B2
US 12,435,035 · App. 17/142,595 · Granted Oct 7, 2025
Nanomaterials
Inventors:
Gregory Lawrence Hamilton (Atlanta, GA); Neeraj Narendra Patwardhan (Atlanta, GA); Cory Dane Sago (Atlanta, GA); Mina Fawzy Gaballa Shehata (Dunwoody, GA); Milloni Balwantkumar Chhabra (Dunwoody, GA)
Assignee:
Guide Therapeutics, LLC
C07D205/04A61K9/1271A61K47/10A61K47/24A61K47/28C07C229/30C07D207/06C07D207/09C07D211/14C07D211/34C07D265/30C07D295/145C07D319/06C07D401/04C07D405/12C07D471/04C07D487/08A61K9/5123B82Y5/00B82Y30/00B82Y40/00C07C219/22C07D207/08C07D207/14C07D207/16C07D211/58C07D211/62C07D213/36C07D241/04C07D243/08C07D295/088C07D295/096C07D295/13C07D295/15C07D451/06C07D455/02
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Abstract
Lipid nanoparticle compositions for delivery of nucleic acids are described. In various embodiments the lipid nanoparticle contains an ionizable lipid of the Formula (I). Methods of using such lipid nanoparticle compositions to achieve targeted delivery of therapeutic cargo without the need for a targeting ligand are also provided.
Claims (3)
1. A compound having the following structure:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A lipid nanoparticle (LNP) comprising the compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
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From: HAMILTON, GREGORY LAWRENCE; PATWARDHAN, NEERAJ NARENDRA; SAGO, CORY DANE; SHEHATA, MINA FAWZY GABALLA; CHHABRA, MILLONI BALWANTKUMAR
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Provisional Application
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