Patents by Inventor Chi-Xiu Peng

Chi-Xiu Peng 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).

  • Methods and compositions employing red rice fermentation products
    Publication number: 20030194413
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed which comprise red rice fermentation products, that can be used as natural dietary supplements and/or medicaments for the treatment or prevention of hyperlipidemia and associated disorders and symptoms, such as cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthenic breathing, chronic headache, chest pain and tightness, limb swelling and distention, loss of appetite and excess expectoration. The methods and compositions are effective in lowering both the serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in humans, and can be used for maintaining cardiovascular health. The invention also encompasses particular Monascus strains that yield fermentation products with the desired biological activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Peking University
    Inventors: Mao Liang Zhang, Chi-Xiu Peng, Yu-Fang Zhou
  • Methods and compositions employing red rice fermentation products
    Patent number: 6632428
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed which comprise red rice fermentation products, that can be used as natural dietary supplements and/or medicaments for the treatment or prevention of hyperlipidemia and associated disorders and symptoms, such as cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthenic breathing, chronic headache, chest pain and tightness, limb swelling and distention, loss of appetite and excess expectoration. The methods and compositions are effective in lowering both the serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in humans, and can be used for maintaining cardiovascular health. The invention also encompasses particular Monascus strains that yield fermentation products with the desired biological activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Peking University
    Inventors: Mao Liang Zhang, Chi-Xiu Peng, Yu-Fang Zhou
  • Methods and compositions employing red rice fermentation products
    Patent number: 6046022
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed which comprise red rice fermentation products, that can be used as natural dietary supplements and/or medicaments for the treatment or prevention of hyperlipidemia and associated disorders and symptoms, such as cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthenic breathing, chronic headache, chest pain and tightness, limb swelling and distention, loss of appetite and excess expectoration. The methods and compositions are effective in lowering both the serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels in humans, and can be used for maintaining cardiovascular health. The invention also encompasses particular Monascus strains that yield fermentation products with the desired biological activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Peking University
    Inventors: Mao Liang Zhang, Chi-Xiu Peng, Yu-Fang Zhou