Patents by Inventor Hsun-Yin Hsu

Hsun-Yin Hsu 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).

  • Acetobacter and gluconacetobacter strains and their metabolites for use in inhibiting xanthine oxidase
    Patent number: 9867857
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a pharmaceutical composition or a food product obtained by culturing Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus in a medium. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition and a food product that each include a metabolite of Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and methods for producing the pharmaceutical composition and the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Kai-Ping Chen, Chiao-Ming Liao, Yi-Jen Yech
  • NOVEL STRAIN OF LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS AND ITS METABOLITES FOR USE IN INHIBITING XANTHINE OXIDASE AND TREATING GOUT
    Publication number: 20170216376
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a composition obtained by culturing Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a medium. Also disclosed is a composition including a metabolite of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and a method for producing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Shy-Yunn Wann, Mei-Huei Chen, Li-Wen Yu
  • USE OF BETA-CARBOLINE ALKALOID IN INHIBITING XANTHINE OXIDASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20170165239
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a beta-carboline alkaloid compound of formula (I), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a carboxylate group, a carboxamide group and hydrogen, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of —CH2COOCH3, a methoxy group, hydrogen and a methyl group. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring xanthine oxidase inhibiting activity level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Ming-Der Wu, Ming-Jen Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Siao-Jhen Chen, Li-Wen Yu, Hsun-Yin Hsu
  • Strain of and its metabolites for use in inhibiting xanthine oxidase and treating gout
    Patent number: 9636368
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a composition obtained by culturing Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a medium. Also disclosed is a composition including a metabolite of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and a method for producing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Shy-Yunn Wann, Mei-Huei Chen, Li-Wen Yu
  • Method of reducing levels of uric acid
    Patent number: 9441210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the level of uric acid in a subject, which comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of a fermentation product of Tenacibaculum sp. Also provided are a method of preventing and/or treating a disease or disorder related to hyperuricemia, a method of increasing the digestion of uric acid and a method of producing uricase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mei-Huei Chen, Siao-Jhen Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Yen-Lin Chen, Kai-Ping Chen, Yi-Jen Yech, Li-Ting Wang, Hing-Yuen Chan
  • NOVEL STRAIN OF LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS AND ITS METABOLITES FOR USE IN INHIBITING XANTHINE OXIDASE AND TREATING GOUT
    Publication number: 20160051602
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a composition obtained by culturing Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a medium. Also disclosed is a composition including a metabolite of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and a method for producing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Shy-Yunn Wann, Mei-Huei Chen, Li-Wen Yu
  • NOVEL ACETOBACTER AND GLUCONACETOBACTER STRAINS AND THEIR METABOLITES FOR USE IN INHIBITING XANTHINE OXIDASE
    Publication number: 20160051596
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a composition obtained by culturing Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus in a medium. Also disclosed is a composition that includes a metabolite of Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and a method for producing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Kai-Ping Chen, Chiao-Ming Liao, Yi-Jen Yech
  • NOVEL ACETOBACTER AND GLUCONACETOBACTER STRAINS AND THEIR METABOLITES FOR USE IN INHIBITING XANTHINE OXIDASE
    Publication number: 20160051598
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting xanthine oxidase and for reducing uric acid levels using a pharmaceutical composition or a food product obtained by culturing Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus in a medium. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition and a food product that each include a metabolite of Gluconacetobacter hansenii or Acetobacter pasteurianus for reducing uric acid levels in a subject and methods for producing the pharmaceutical composition and the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Siao-Jhen Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Kai-Ping Chen, Chiao-Ming Liao, Yi-Jen Yech
  • METHOD OF REDUCING LEVELS OF URIC ACID
    Publication number: 20150004150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the level of uric acid in a subject, which comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of a fermentation product of Tenacibaculum sp. Also provided are a method of preventing and/or treating a disease or disorder related to hyperuricemia, a method of increasing the digestion of uric acid and a method of producing uricase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Mei-Huei Chen, Siao-Jhen Chen, Hsun-Yin Hsu, Yen-Lin Chen, Kai-Ping Chen, Yi-Jen Yech, Li-Ting Wang, Hing-Yuen Chan