Patents by Inventor Hang-Kang Chen

Hang-Kang Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11246945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for treating a cancer, the method includes following operations. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to a subject in need. The pharmaceutical composition includes a medium and a plurality of cisplatin-loaded microbubbles dispersed in the medium. Each cisplatin-loaded microbubble includes a shell portion and a core portion. The shell portion includes a plurality of albumin molecules and a plurality of first cisplatin molecules covalently bonding to the albumin molecules. The core portion is surrounded by the shell portion, wherein the core portion includes a mixture of inert gas and a plurality of second cisplatin molecules. Ultrasound energy is then applied to a tumor of the subject to break the cisplatin-loaded microbubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Ai-Ho Liao, Hang-Kang Chen
  • Publication number: 20200384123
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for treating a cancer, the method includes following operations. A pharmaceutical composition is administered to a subject in need. The pharmaceutical composition includes a medium and a plurality of cisplatin-loaded microbubbles dispersed in the medium. Each cisplatin-loaded microbubble includes a shell portion and a core portion. The shell portion includes a plurality of albumin molecules and a plurality of first cisplatin molecules covalently bonding to the albumin molecules. The core portion is surrounded by the shell portion, wherein the core portion includes a mixture of inert gas and a plurality of second cisplatin molecules. Ultrasound energy is then applied to a tumor of the subject to break the cisplatin-loaded microbubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Ai-Ho Liao, Hang-Kang Chen