Patents by Inventor Chung-Ming Hsieh

Chung-Ming Hsieh 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).

  • Single gene encoding aortic-specific and striated-specific muscle cell isoforms and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5846773
    Abstract: Aortic-preferentially-expressed gene-1 (APEG-1) and striated muscle preferentially expressed (SPEG) polypeptide, DNA sequences encoding and controlling the transcription of the APEG-1/SPEG encoding gene, methods of diagnosing vascular injury, methods of conferring smooth muscle-cell specific expression, and methods of inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by increasing the level of APEG-1 at the site of vascular injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Mu-En Lee, Chung-Ming Hsieh
  • Aortic preferentially expressed gene and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5786171
    Abstract: An aortic-preferentially-expressed gene-1 (APEG-1) polypeptide, DNA sequences encoding and controlling the transcription of APEG-1, methods of diagnosing vascular injury, and methods of inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by increasing the level of APEG-1 at the site of vascular injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard University
    Inventors: Mu-En Lee, Chung-Ming Hsieh