Inventor · Vancouver, BC, CA

Michael J. Hope

39Patents
28h-index
36Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1985 → Oct 26, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5976567A Lipid-nucleic acid particles prepared via a hydrophobic lipid-nucleic acid complex intermediate and use for gene transfer Human Necessities 342 Expired
US6815432B2 Methods for encapsulating plasmids in lipid bilayers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 303 Expired
US5981501A Methods for encapsulating plasmids in lipid bilayers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 265 Expired
US5008050A Extrusion technique for producing unilamellar vesicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 239 Expired
US6534484B1 Methods for encapsulating plasmids in lipid bilayers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 220 Expired
US5204112A Induction of asymmetry in vesicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 218 Expired
US7422902B1 Lipid-nucleic acid particles prepared via a hydrophobic lipid-nucleic acid complex intermediate and use for gene transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 212 Expired
US5077056A Encapsulation of antineoplastic agents in liposomes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 204 Expired
US4880635A Dehydrated liposomes Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6586410B1 Lipid-nucleic acid particles prepared via a hydrophobic lipid-nucleic acid complex intermediate and use for gene transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US6858225B2 Lipid-encapsulated polyanionic nucleic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US6858224B2 Method of preventing aggregation of a lipid:nucleic acid complex Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US4975282A Multilamellar liposomes having improved trapping efficiencies Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6287591A Charged therapeutic agents encapsulated in lipid particles containing four lipid components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Expired
US6835395B1 Composition containing small multilamellar oligodeoxynucleotide-containing lipid vesicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US5736155A Encapsulation of antineoplastic agents in liposomes Human Necessities 101 Expired
US5753613A Compositions for the introduction of polyanionic materials into cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 101 Expired
US7341738B2 Lipid-encapsulated polyanionic nucleic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US5785987A Method for loading lipid vesicles Human Necessities 83 Expired
US9139554B2 Amino lipids and methods for the delivery of nucleic acids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Active
US7811602B2 Liposomal formulations comprising dihydrosphingomyelin and methods of use thereof Human Necessities 64 Active
US5965542A Use of temperature to control the size of cationic liposome/plasmid DNA complexes Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5922350A Methods of dehydrating, storing and rehydrating liposomes Human Necessities 59 Expired
US8021686B2 Lipid-encapsulated polyanionic nucleic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US5785992A Compositions for the introduction of polyanionic materials into cells Human Necessities 48 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.