Patents by Inventor Hansen Hsiung

Hansen Hsiung 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).

  • Melanocortin receptor 4 (mc4) agonists and their uses
    Publication number: 20070105759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptide agonists of the MC4 receptor, and as such are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and male and/or female sexual dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David Flora, Mark Heiman, JeAnne Hertel, Hansen Hsiung, John Mayer, David Smiley, Liang Yan, Lianshan Zhang
  • Uses of melanocortin-3 receptor (mc3r) agonist peptides
    Publication number: 20060293223
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating metabolic disorders, including, for example, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cachexia, sarcopenia, and cardiovascular disorders, methods of inducing weight loss and increasing muscle mass in a patient, by administration of MC3R agonist peptides. Furthermore, the present invention provides the use of an MC3R agonist peptide for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of metabolic disorders, including, for example, obesity, diabetes mellitus, cachexia, sarcopenia, and cardiovascular disorders, inducing weight loss and increasing muscle mass in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Eli Lilly and Company Patent Division
    Inventors: Robert Gadski, Mark Heiman, Hansen Hsiung, John Mayer, Liang Yan