Patents by Inventor Pei-Hsiu Liao

Pei-Hsiu 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).

  • Method of diagnosing myasthenia gravis and kits therefor
    Patent number: 7807378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing myasthenia gravis in a subject, by determining an amount of at least one autoantibody that specifically binds one or more autoantigens selected from heat-shock protein 60 (hsp60), heat-shock protein 90, alpha isoform (hsp90?), and heat-shock protein 90, beta isoform (hsp90?). The invention also provides diagnostic kits for identifying a subject having myasthenia gravis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
    Inventors: Tzu-Ling Tseng, Pei-Hsiu Liao, Ping-Fu Cheng, Shih-Feng Tsai, Hou-Chang Chiu
  • Method for Diagnosing Membranous Glomerulonephritis Disease and a Kit Thereof
    Publication number: 20080166741
    Abstract: Some specific autoantigens of MGN are discovered by using the integrated platform. Moreover, according to the specificity between antibodies and antigens, a method for diagnosing MGN are constructed. This diagnostic method is cooperated with ELISA, RIA, immunofluorescence, or other immunochromatography techniques. Finally, a diagnostic kit is provided to implement the method above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzu-Ling Tseng, Pei-Hsiu Liao, Ping-Fu Cheng, Chi-Hung Cheng
  • Method of diagnosing myasthenia gravis and kits therefor
    Publication number: 20070154968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing myasthenia gravis in a subject, by determining an amount of at least one autoantibody that specifically binds one or more autoantigens selected from heat-shock protein 60 (hsp60), heat-shock protein 90, alpha isoform (hsp90?), and heat-shock protein 90, beta isoform (hsp90?). The invention also provides diagnostic kits for identifying a subject having myasthenia gravis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tzu-Ling Tseng, Pei-Hsiu Liao, Ping-Fu Cheng, Shih-Feng Tsai, Hou-Chang Chiu