Patents by Inventor H. C. Liao

H. C. Liao 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).

  • Stressor regulated genes
    Patent number: 6916915
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to stressor-responsive genes and, in particular, to metal-responsive genes, to mRNAs, to proteins encoded therein and to uses thereof, for example, as biomonitors and in drug discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Jonathan H. Freedman, Vivian H. C. Liao
  • Chain adjuster for bicycles
    Patent number: 5888159
    Abstract: A chain adjuster for bicycles includes a body having one of two sides thereof a dovetail groove and a hole defined laterally therethrough for an axle of rear hub extending therethrough, a tubular member extending laterally therefrom, a first block slidably received in the dovetail groove, a second block fixedly connected to one of two ends of the body and an adjusting bolt threadedly extending through the second block to contact the first block. The first block is pushed by the adjusting bolt to push the bicycle's rear fork tip so as to adjust a tension of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: H. C. Liao