Patents by Inventor Guanping Yu

Guanping Yu 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).

  • ANTI-VIRULENCE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180021277
    Abstract: A method of treating a bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject an AgrA antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Menachem Shoham, Rajesh Viswanathan, Guanping Yu
  • Anti-virulance compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9782363
    Abstract: A method of reducing the virulence of a bacterium that expresses accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) or an ortholog of AgrA includes administering to the bacterium an amount of a pharmaceutical composition effective to inhibit the synthesis of one or more virulence factors by the bacterium, the pharmaceutical composition including an AgrA antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Menachem Shoham, Rajesh Viswanathan, Guanping Yu
  • ANTI-VIRULANCE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150265550
    Abstract: A method of reducing the virulence of a bacterium that expresses accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) or an ortholog of AgrA includes administering to the bacterium an amount of a pharmaceutical composition effective to inhibit the synthesis of one or more virulence factors by the bacterium, the pharmaceutical composition including an AgrA antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Menachem Shoham, Rajesh Viswanathan, Guanping Yu