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(12) United States Patent

Szeto et al.

(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 7,704,954 B2 Apr. 27, 2010

(54) METHOD AND CARRIER COMPLEXES FOR DELIVERING MOLECULES TO CELLS

(75) Inventors: Hazel H. Szeto, New York, NY (US);

Kesheng Zhao, Jackson Heights, NY
(US); Hugh D. Robertson, New York,
NY (US); Alex V. Birk, Woodhaven, NY
(US)

(73) Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.,

Ithaca, NY (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 1215 days.

(21) Appl.No.: 10/838,135

(22) Filed: May 3, 2004

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