Patents by Inventor A. Ra Koh

A. Ra Koh 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).

  • Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes containing TENC1 expression or activity suppressor
    Patent number: 9402856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes or a complication of diabetes, which includes a TENC1 (tensin like C1 domain-containing phosphatase) expression or activity suppressor, and, more specifically, relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes or a complication of diabetes, which either suppresses the degradation of IRS-1 (insulin receptor substrate-1) or suppresses the phosphorylation of IRS-1 due to the PTPase activity of TENC1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung Ho Ryu, A Ra Koh, Mi Nam Lee, Hee Yoon Jeong, Yong Ryoul Yang, Pann Ghill Suh
  • Pharmaceutical Composition for Preventing or Treating Diabetes Containing TENC1 Expression or Activity Suppressor
    Publication number: 20150038551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes or a complication of diabetes, which includes a TENC1 (tensin like C1 domain-containing phosphatase) expression or activity suppressor, and, more specifically, relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes or a complication of diabetes, which either suppresses the degradation of IRS-1 (insulin receptor substrate-1) or suppresses the phosphorylation of IRS-1 due to the PTPase activity of TENC1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung Ho Ryu, A. Ra Koh, Mi Nam Lee, Hee Yoon Jeong, Yong Ryoul Yang, Pann Ghill Suh