Patents by Inventor Ya Zhou

Ya Zhou 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).

  • Patent number: 8969389
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 6-methylnicotinamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Ya Zhou, Jason Manka, Gregor McDonald, José Manuel Bartolome-Nebreda
  • Patent number: 8853237
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to naphthyridinone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James MacDonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Carrie K. Jones
  • Publication number: 20140155840
    Abstract: A medical cream applying apparatus includes an internal cream applicator which includes a handle member and an inserting head member. The handle member is ergonomically designed to allow a user's hand to grab thereon. The inserting head member is extended from the handle member, and has a round inserting portion having a diameter slightly larger than that of the handle member, wherein the round inserting portion is adapted to be soaked with a predetermined amount of medical cream, and is arranged to slightly insert into a vagina of a female user for evenly applying the medical cream in the vagina for treating a predetermined disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Susan Tseng, Ya-Zhou Ma
  • Patent number: 8710074
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to dihydronaphthyridinyl(organo)methanone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James MacDonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Eric S. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20120262890
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening, a circuit board fixed in the housing, a processor, and a wheel module. The wheel module includes a seat, a cantilevered arm, a wheel rotatably fixed to the cantilevered arm and partially extending out of the opening, an encoder fixed to the cantilevered arm, and a micro switch fixed to the seat. One end of the cantilevered arm is fixed to the seat, and an opposite end is free. The cantilevered arm is deformable so as to enable the free end to actuate the micro switch, when the cantilevered arm is depressed. The actuated micro switch then generates a trigger signal. The encoder is configured to convert the rotation of the wheel to corresponding electrical signals, when the wheel is rotated. The processor controls the electronic device to perform preset functions according to the trigger signal or the electrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI-RONG XIAO, YA-ZHOU LIU, CHI TANG, PING-CHOU CHEN, HAN-CHE WANG, KUAN-HONG HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20120178776
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to dihydronaphthyridinyl(organo)methanone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Eric S. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20120172391
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to naphthyridinone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Carrie K. Jones
  • Publication number: 20110294858
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 6-methylnicotinamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Ya Zhou, Jason Manka, Gregor McDonald, José Manuel Bartolome-Nebreda
  • Publication number: 20110183980
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to O-benzyl nicotinamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Charles David Weaver, Shaun Stauffer, Richard Williams, Gregor MacDonald, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda
  • Publication number: 20110003776
    Abstract: This invention relates to tetrahydropyranonaphthyridines derivatives having formula (III) or IV: and analogues of the tetrahydropyranonaphthyridines derivatives. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods for treatment of tuberculosis using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John K. Snyder, John A. Porco, JR., Ya Zhou
  • Patent number: D666423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Zhou Liu, Ping-Chou Chen, Wei-Rong Xiao, Qiao Ting, Han-Che Wang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh