Patents by Inventor Tao P. Zhong

Tao P. Zhong 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).

  • Gridlock nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods
    Patent number: 6991936
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel gene, gridlock, and its encoded protein. gridlock plays a role in vascular development and modeling, and a mutation in gridlock has been associated with an aortic arch disease, coarctation. Thus, gridlock nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides can be used in methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing gridlock-related diseases and conditions, such as aortic arch diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Fishman, Tao P. Zhong
  • Gridlock nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods
    Publication number: 20030181661
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel gene, gridlock, and its encoded protein. gridlock plays a role in vascular development and modeling, and a mutation in gridlock has been associated with an aortic arch disease, coarctation. Thus, gridlock nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides can be used in methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing gridlock-related diseases and conditions, such as aortic arch diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Mark C. Fishman, Tao P. Zhong
  • Gridlock nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods
    Patent number: 6558932
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel gene, gridlock, and its encoded protein. gridlock plays a role in vascular development and modeling, and a mutation in gridlock has been associated with an aortic arch disease, coarctation. Thus, gridlock nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides can be used in methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing gridlock-related diseases and conditions, such as aortic arch diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corp.
    Inventors: Mark C. Fishman, Tao P. Zhong