Patents by Inventor Albert H. L. Chow

Albert H. L. Chow 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: 8158750
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating the immune system. Such methods include administering an extract, purified peptide-linked glucan or active component thereof from Coriolus versicolor. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of secondary immunodeficiency, wherein the immunodeficiency is the result of an infection, a malignant neoplastic disease, an autoimmune disease, a protein losing state, an immunosuppressive treatment, surgery or anesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Albert H. L. Chow, Kevin K. W. Chu
  • Patent number: 7048932
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating the immune system. Such methods include administering an extract, purified peptide-linked glucan or active component thereof from Coriolus versicolor. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of secondary immunodeficiency, wherein the immunodeficiency is the result of an infection, a malignant neoplastic disease, an autoimmune disease, a protein losing state, an immunosuppressive treatment, surgery or anesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Albert H. L. Chow, Kevin K. W. Chu
  • Publication number: 20030224014
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating the immune system. Such methods include administering an extract, purified peptide-linked glucan or active component thereof from Coriolus versicolor. The methods are particularly useful for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of secondary immunodeficiency, wherein the immunodeficiency is the result of an infection, a malignant neoplastic disease, an autoimmune disease, a protein losing state, an immunosuppressive treatment, surgery or anesthesia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Albert H.L. Chow, Kevin K.W. Chu