Patents by Inventor Hiep Tuan Tran

Hiep Tuan Tran 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 gender sorting
    Patent number: 7083941
    Abstract: A yeast based transactivation assay for gender sorting is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Lifesensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Tauseef Butt, Hiep Tuan Tran
  • Methods and compositions for identifying ligands for nuclear receptors
    Patent number: 7037656
    Abstract: A yeast-based system and methods of use therefore are provided for identifying new molecules which activate nuclear receptors in a ligand-dependent fashion. In a preferred embodiment, a method is provided utilizing ecdysone receptor, USP and GRIP I encoding expression vectors which may be used to advantage for screening new and useful insecticidal compounds, detecting insecticidal residues as well as to regulate expression of a gene of interest in a host in a ligand-dependent manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Lifesensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiep Tuan Tran, Salam Shaaban, Hossein Askari, Michael Schwartz, Tauseef Butt
  • Compositions and methods for gender sorting
    Publication number: 20040203010
    Abstract: A yeast based transactivation assay for gender sorting is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Tauseef Butt, Hiep Tuan Tran
  • Methods and compositions for identifying ligands for nuclear receptors
    Publication number: 20030211455
    Abstract: A yeast-based system and methods of use therefore are provided for identifying new molecules which activate nuclear receptors in a ligand-dependent fashion. In a preferred embodiment, a method is provided utilizing ecdysone receptor, USP and GRIP I encoding expression vectors which may be used to advantage for screening new and useful insecticidal compounds, detecting insecticidal residues as well as to regulate expression of a gene of interest in a host in a ligand-dependent manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Hiep Tuan Tran, Salam Shaaban, Hossein Askari, Michael Schwartz, Tauseef Butt