Patents by Inventor Zhengfei Lu

Zhengfei Lu 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).

  • Authentication of botanical DNA isolated from dietary supplements
    Patent number: 11873535
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and kits for authentication of botanical DNA fragments isolated from processed botanical products, including dietary supplements or nutraceutical compositions including botanical extracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Zhengfei Lu, Silva Babajanian, Yanjun Zhang, Peter Chang, Gary Swanson, Maria Rubinsky
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROCESSING BOTANICAL MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20230193406
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein are methods, systems, and kits using tetra-primer ARMS-PCR for identifying processed material and detecting adulterant in the material under a unified condition with high specificity and sensitivity. In some embodiments, the tetra-primer ARMS-PCR includes a pair of inner primers and a pair of outer primers, wherein one or both inner primers have a 5? end random nucleic acid modification and/or a 3? end phosphorothioate bond modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zhengfei Lu, Zhengxiu Yang, Zheng Quan, Pang-Chui Shaw, Yat-tung Lo
  • AUTHENTICATION OF BOTANICAL DNA ISOLATED FROM DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
    Publication number: 20190032153
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and kits for authentication of botanical DNA fragments isolated from processed botanical products, including dietary supplements or nutraceutical compositions including botanical extracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Zhengfei Lu, Silva Babajanian, Yanjun Zhang, Peter Chang, Gary Swanson, Maria Rubinsky