Patents by Inventor Ann Chen

Ann Chen 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).

  • Ultrasound delivery of nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9572880
    Abstract: Enhanced delivery of compositions for treatment of skin tissue with photoactive plasmonic nanoparticles and light, with embodiments relating to delivery devices using, for example, ultrasound. Treatments are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • ARM SLEEVE GOLF TRAINING AID
    Publication number: 20170014701
    Abstract: An arm sleeve golf training aid includes two arm sleeves connected by an elastic strap. The two arm sleeves can be respectively fitted over the arms of a user for protection against skin damage from sunlight and prevention of sports injuries. Each arm sleeve has a first fastening member located at the periphery thereof. The elastic strap has a second fastening member located at each of two opposite ends and respectively detachably fastenable to the first fastening members of the arm sleeves to limit the opening between the two arms during a golf swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Yen-Ann Chen
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL SKIN TREATMENT WITH METAL NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170000547
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of acne with coated metal nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9446126
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of acne with coated metal nanoparticles are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of the skin surface with coated metal nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9439964
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with coated metal nanoparticles are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions
    Patent number: 9439965
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of a pilosebaceous unit with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions
    Patent number: 9433677
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of a pilosebaceous unit with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of acne with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions
    Patent number: 9433678
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. in particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of acne with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • System and method for indentifying rotors in fractionated signals in persistent atrial fibrillation ablation
    Patent number: 9433365
    Abstract: A computer-assisted method for quantitative characterizing atrial fibrillation (AF) in a patient includes recording unipolar atrial fibrillation signals from multiple sites in a patient's atria, calculating bipolar electrograms using unipolar AF signals recorded at adjacent sites by a computer system, applying Empirical Mode Decomposition to remove a background from the bipolar electrogram signal to obtain a filtered bipolar electrogram signal, applying Hilbert transform to an envelope function of the filtered bipolar electrogram signal to obtain a time series of instantaneous phases of the filtered bipolar electrogram signal, and identifying a rotor region in patient's atria using the instantaneous phases in the filtered bipolar electrogram signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
    Inventors: Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Ann Chen, Men-Tzung Lo, Yi-Chung Chang, Chen Lin
  • Hair removal with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin surface
    Patent number: 9433676
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of hair removal with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin Surface are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Hair removal with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions
    Patent number: 9427467
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of hair removal with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of the skin surface with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin surface
    Patent number: 9421261
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin surface are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Thermal treatment of acne with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin surface
    Patent number: 9421260
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of acne with nanoparticles with coatings that facilitate selective removal from the skin surface are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Hair removal with coated metal nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9421259
    Abstract: Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of hair removal with coated metal nanoparticles are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
  • Use of osthole for treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
    Patent number: 9393226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of osthole for manufacturing a composition for treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Particularly, the present invention discloses that osthole is effective in treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which can alleviate various symptoms and signs of FSGS, including proteinuria, renal fibrosis, glomerular epithelial hyperplasia lesion (EPHL), and macrophage/lymphocyte infiltration in the kidney, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: National Defense Medical Center
    Inventors: Shuk-Man Ka, Ann Chen, Kuo-Feng Hua, Kuo-Ping Chao, Shun-Min Yang
  • PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN A NETWORK SUPPORTING MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS)
    Publication number: 20160197811
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide hop-by-hop tracking for a communication network is described. In one embodiment, each router verifies that a next downstream router supports tracking and in response, adds a tracking indicator and a timestamp to the data packet. An end router provides a compilation of all the timestamps back to the originating router.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kwok Keung Lee, Hsiang Ann Chen, Jason Xiaoguang Chen, Rakesh Kumar
  • Use of hydroxycinnamaldehyde glycoside derivatives for treating glomerulonephritis
    Patent number: 9321795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use of a cinnamaldehyde derivative of formula (I) for treating glomerulonephritis (GN). Particularly, the present invention discloses that the cinnamaldehyde derivative of formula (I) is effective in treating glomerulonephritis (GN), which can alleviate various symptoms and signs of GN, including reducing proteinuria, serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), glomerular cell proliferation, and renal macrophage/lymphocyte infiltration, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: National Defense Medical Center
    Inventors: Ann Chen, Shuk-Man Ka, Kuo-Feng Hua, Shui-Tein Chen, Kuo-Ping Chao
  • Treatment for nephritis
    Patent number: 9295705
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for treatment of nephritis. This invention further provides a method of treating with nephritis comprising administering to the subject an amount of herbal pharmaceutical composition thereof effective to treat the subject. Move particularly, this invention provides an herbal pharmaceutical composition comprising Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Eucommiae cortex, Lonicerae caulis, and Hedyotidis diffusae Herba thereof for use in treating a subject afflicted with active nephritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ann Chen, Shuk-Man Ka, Rey-Yuh Wu, Jia-Ming Chang
  • Performance measurement in a network supporting multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)
    Patent number: 9203726
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide hop-by-hop tracking for a communication network is described. In one embodiment, a router verifies that a next downstream router does not support tracking and in response terminates hop-by-hop tracking. An end router provides a compilation of all the timestamps back to the originating router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwok Keung Lee, Hsiang Ann Chen, Jason Xiaoguang Chen, Rakesh Kumar
  • USE OF OSTHOLE FOR TREATING FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS
    Publication number: 20150297560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of osthole for manufacturing a composition for treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Particularly, the present invention discloses that osthole is effective in treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which can alleviate various symptoms and signs of FSGS, including proteinuria, renal fibrosis, glomerular epithelial hyperplasia lesion (EPHL), and macrophage/lymphocyte infiltration in the kidney, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Shuk-Man KA, Ann CHEN, Kuo-Feng HUA, Kuo-Ping CHAO, Shun-Min YANG