Patents by Inventor Shanmin Yang

Shanmin Yang 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).

  • Use of glycyrrhetinic acid, glycyrrhizic acid and related compounds for prevention and/or treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
    Patent number: 9416151
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel uses of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), glycyrrhizic acid (GLA) and related compounds for prevention and/or treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, in particular, irradiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Also embodied are therapeutic uses of prodrugs, metabolites, derivatives (e.g., acids, esters and ethers), and salts of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) and glycyrrhizic acid (GLA). The present invention also provides for therapeutic or pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention in a form that can be combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventors: Lurong Zhang, Weijian Zhang, Jianhua Xu, Shanmin Yang
  • Use of glycyrrhetinic acid, glycyrrhizic acid and related compounds for prevention and/or treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
    Publication number: 20120053141
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel uses of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), glycyrrhizic acid (GLA) and related compounds for prevention and/or treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, in particular, irradiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Also embodied are therapeutic uses of prodrugs, metabolites, derivatives (e.g., acids, esters and ethers), and salts of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) and glycyrrhizic acid (GLA). The present invention also provides for therapeutic or pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention in a form that can be combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Lurong ZHANG, Weijian Zhang, Jianhua Xu, Shanmin Yang