Patents by Inventor Bing-Nan Zhou

Bing-Nan 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).

  • Publication number: 20050202109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting Monoamine Oxidase and/or Catechol-O-Methyltransferase in living organisms. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and compositions involving the inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase and/or Catechol-O-Methyltransferase using processed Morinda citrifolia L. plant products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Afa Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Claude Jensen, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20050202108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medicinal products, as well as to health and wellness food products, and particularly to a medicinal product or a health and wellness food product for inhibiting Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Chymase enzyme pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Afa Palu, Chen Su, Bing-Nan Zhou, Claude Jensen, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20050196476
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to leaf extracts obtained from removing liquids from relatively dry Morinda citrifolia leaves. Methods and compositions relating to a leaf serum created from combining leaf extract and fruit juice from the Morinda citrifolia L. plant. Methods and compositions relating to leaf extract compositions comprising one or more of the leaf extracts and leaf serums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Bing-Nan Zhou, Afa Palu, Chen Su, Claude Jensen, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20050186296
    Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and compositions for improving profiles of lipid proteins, reducing low-density lipoprotein levels, increasing high-density lipoprotein levels, decreasing the absorption of fatty acids across the intestinal epithelium and inhibiting HMG-CoA Reductase in living organisms utilizing Morinda citrifolia L activity in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Afa Palu, Claude Jensen, Mian Wang, Bing-Nan Zhou, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20050181082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a formulation which may be utilized in agricultural practice that is eco-friendly and effective as plant growth promotion agent, soil improvement agent, bactericide and insecticide agent, disease and harmful insect prevention agent, and is suitable for organic farming. The formulation of the present invention is comprised of a Morinda citrifolia product or extract. The formulation of the present invention may be applied to fruit vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains as well as flowers and shrubs, increasing the amount of yield and extending freshness period after harvest. Further, the present invention relates to antifungal and antibacterial activity of processed Morinda citrifolia products, as well as from various fractions of extracts from these processed products and the Morinda citrifolia L. plant, and related methods to determine mean inhibitory concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Isami, John Wadsworth, Scott Gerson, 'Afa Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Chen Su, Claude Jensen, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20050158412
    Abstract: The present invention features a unique, natural formulation and method of administering the same to treat and prevent diabetes, or rather advances treatment of diabetes, by providing a nutraceutical composition or treatment formulated with one or more processed Morinda citrifolia products, including TAHITIAN NONIĀ® juice and juice concentrate, as derived from the Indian Mulberry plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Chen Su, Afa Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Claude Jensen
  • Publication number: 20050084551
    Abstract: Methods and formulations that utilize components of the Indian Mulberry plant, scientifically known as Morinda citrifolia L., to treat one or more oral and dental disorders, including periodontal diseases such as gingivitis and periodontitis, tooth decay, halitosis, and other mouth disorders and irritations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Claude Jensen, Afa Palu, Chen Su, Bing-Nan Zhou, Fumiyuki Isami, Robert Ogden, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20040224038
    Abstract: Implementation is directed to selectively inhibiting estrogen production and providing estrogenic effects in a human body. A dietary supplement includes a processed Morinda citrifolia product that is used to inhibit aromatase or aromatase enzymes that function to convert androgens to estrogens, inhibit receptors from binding with estrogen, and reduce and/or regulate estrogen production, as well as reduce the amount of estrogen produced within the body and regulating such production. The dietary supplement further provides estrogenic effects. The present invention methods and compositions effectively function to treat estrogen-dependent cancers, and particularly inhibit, destroy, and reverse the effects of of estrogen-dependent cancerous tumors through the introduction into the body (e.g. ingesting) a safe, pre-determined dosage of a naturaceutical composition formulated with or comprising one or more processed Morinda citrifolia products for a safe, pre-determined duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Mian Ying Wang, Chen Xing Su, Afa Kehaati Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Brett Justin West, Johannes Joseph Westendorf, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Stephen Paul Story
  • Publication number: 20040213862
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for using Tahitian Noni juice for inhibiting naturally occurring phosphodiesterases (PDEs). The present invention relates to Tahitian Noni juice as a PDE inhibitor to increase body energy and reduce allergy and asthma reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Chen Su, Afa Kehaati Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Stephen Story
  • Publication number: 20040192761
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting Aromatase or Aromatase enzymes that function to convert androgens to estrogens, inhibiting receptors from binding with estrogen, and reducing and/or regulating estrogen production, as well as reducing the amount of estrogen produced within the body and regulating such production. The present invention methods and compositions effectively function to treat estrogen-dependent cancers, and particularly inhibit, destroy, and reverse the effects of of estrogen-dependent cancerous tumors through the introduction into the body (e.g. ingesting) a safe, pre-determined dosage of a naturaceutical composition formulated with or comprising one or more processed Morinda citrifolia products for a safe, pre-determined duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Afa Kehaati Palu, Brett Justin West, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Chen Su, Bing-Nan Zhou, Stephen P. Story
  • Publication number: 20040191341
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and formulations for inhibiting Lipoxygenase or Lipoxygenase enzymes that function to biosynthesize or metabolize arachidonic acid into its intermediate Leukotriene constituents, as well as a method and formulation for treating and preventing inflammatory diseases and the symptoms associated with such diseases. The present invention methods and formulations effectively function as such through the introduction into the body (e.g. ingesting) a safe, pre-determined dosage of a naturaceutical composition formulated with or comprising one or more processed Morinda citrifolia products for a safe, pre-determined duration, wherein the processed Morinda citrifolia product may comprise one or more isolated active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Afa Kehaati Palu, Brett West, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Chen Su, Bing-Nan Zhou, Stephen P. Story
  • Publication number: 20030225005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antifungal and antibacterial activity of processed Morinda citrifolia products, as well as from various fractions of extracts from these processed products and the Morinda citrifolia L. plant, and related methods to determine mean inhibitory concentrations. In particular, the present invention relates to ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts from Morinda citrifolia L. and their inhibitory activities on common fungi and bacteria and the identification of mean inhibitory concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Scott Gerson, Afa Kehaati Palu, Bing-Nan Zhou, Chen Su, Claude Jarakae Jensen, Stephen P. Story, Robert V. Ogden