Patents by Inventor Feng-Min Lin

Feng-Min Lin 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).

  • Use certain diterpene compounds in the treatment of androgen receptor-associated diseases
    Patent number: 8519007
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain diterpenes that can be used to inhibit androgen receptor activity, induce apoptosis and block cell cycle progression of androgen receptor-dependent cells. Androgen receptor has been associated with various diseases such as prostate cancer, androgeneic alopecia, breast cancer, acne etc. Accordingly, the present invention further discloses methods of treating androgen receptor-associated diseases by administering the disclosed diterpenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Pei-Wen Hsiao, Feng-Min Lin, Sheng-Yang Wang
  • METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING DIABETES AND DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENTS
    Publication number: 20110045522
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to novel methods of measuring the effectiveness of a drug for the treatment of diabetes and methods of diagnosing diabetes. In some embodiments of the invention, IL-1Ra is used as a biomarker to measure the effectiveness of a drug for the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Danchen Gao, Yen-Lun Huang, Feng-Min Lin, Wei-Shu Lu
  • USE CERTAIN DITERPENE COMPOUNDS IN THE TREATMENT OF ANDROGEN RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED DISEASES
    Publication number: 20100022632
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain diterpenes that can be used to inhibit androgen receptor activity, induce apoptosis and block cell cycle progression of androgen receptor-dependent cells. Androgen receptor has been associated with various diseases such as prostate cancer, androgeneic alopecia, breast cancer, acne etc. Accordingly, the present invention further discloses methods of treating androgen receptor-associated diseases by administering the disclosed diterpenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Pei-Wen HSIAO, Feng-Min Lin, Sheng-Yang Wang