Patents by Inventor Chang Soo Hong

Chang Soo Hong 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HIV INFECTION WITH CUPREDOXIN AND CYTOCHROME C
    Publication number: 20080131873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cupredoxin, specifically Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin, and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome c551 and their use in inhibiting of viral infection, and in particular infection of mammalian cells by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention also relates to variants and derivatives of cupredoxin and cytochrome c that retain the ability to inhibit viral infection, and in particular infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention also relates to research methods for studying viral and bacterial infection in mammalian cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Ananda Chakrabarty, Tapas Das Gupta, Tohru Yamada, Anita Chaudhari, Arsenio Fialho, Chang Soo Hong
  • Compositions and methods for treating malaria with cupredoxin and cytochrome
    Patent number: 7338766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cupredoxin and cytochrome and their use, separately or together, to inhibit the spread of parasitemia in mammalian red blood cells and other tissues infected by the malaria parasite, and in particular the parasitemia of human red blood cells by P. falciparum. The invention provides isolated peptides that are variants, derivatives or structural equivalents of cupredoxins or cytochrome c, and compositions comprising cupredoxins and/or cytochrome c, or variants, derivatives or structural equivalents thereof, that are useful for treating or preventing malaria infection in mammals. Further, the invention provides methods to treat mammalian patients to prevent or inhibit the growth of malarial infection in mammals. The invention also provides methods to prevent the growth of malaria infection in insect vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ananda Chakrabarty, Tapas Das Gupta, Tohru Yamada, Anita Chaudhari, Arsenio Fialho, Chang Soo Hong
  • Compositions and methods for treating HIV infection with cupredoxin and cytochrome c
    Patent number: 7301010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cupredoxin, specifically Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin, and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome C551 and their use in inhibiting of viral infection, and in particular infection of mammalian cells by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention also relates to variants and derivatives of cupredoxin and cytochrome c that retain the ability to inhibit viral infection, and in particular infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention also relates to research methods for studying viral and bacterial infection in mammalian cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ananda Chakrabarty, Tapas Das Gupta, Tohru Yamada, Anita Chaudhari, Arsenio Fialho, Chang Soo Hong