Patents by Inventor Chung Yan J. Cheung

Chung Yan J. Cheung 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 controlling neuronal excitation
    Patent number: 9486447
    Abstract: Embodiments of the technology described herein relate, at least in part, to methods of modulating the activity of a neuron by contacting the neuron with a photo-sensitive TrpA1 agonist and then illuminating the neuron with electromagnetic radiation. Also described herein are photo-sensitive TrpA1 agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Peterson, Chung Yan J. Cheung, David Kokel
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NEURONAL EXCITATION
    Publication number: 20140330195
    Abstract: Embodiments of the technology described herein relate, at least in part, to methods of modulating the activity of a neuron by contacting the neuron with a photo-sensitive TrpA1 agonist and then illuminating the neuron with electromagnetic radiation. Also described herein are photo-sensitive TrpA1 agonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Peterson, Chung Yan J. Cheung, David Kokel