Patents by Inventor C. H. Chris Yun

C. H. Chris Yun 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).

  • Human NHE3 protein and non-human cells expressing same
    Patent number: 6392025
    Abstract: This invention presents the cloning and characterization of human NHE3. It sets forth the entire coding region of the human NHE3 cDNA as well as the encoded protein, an 834 amino acid protein with a calculated relative molecular weight of 92,906.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Tranzmembrane, LLC
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, C. H. Chris Yun, Mark Donowitz
  • Method of identifying agents that affect human NHE3
    Patent number: 5871919
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method of identifying agents that affect NHE3. Specifically, these methods comprise the steps of obtaining DNA encoding all or a portion of human NHE3, introducing that DNA into a recipient host cell whereby the host cell can perform Na+/H+ exchange, applying agents to the host cell, and assessing whether the agents affect Na+/H+ exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, C.H. Chris Yun, Mark Donowitz, Chung-Ming Tse