Patents by Inventor Jian-ping (Jim) Zheng

Jian-ping (Jim) Zheng 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: 12110347
    Abstract: An enzymatically produced soluble ?-glucan fiber composition is provided suitable for use as a digestion resistant fiber in food and feed applications. The soluble ?-glucan fiber composition can be blended with one or more additional food ingredients to produce fiber-containing compositions. Methods for the production and use of compositions comprising the soluble ?-glucan fiber are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
    Inventors: Qiong Cheng, Robert DiCosimo, Arthur Ouwehand, Zheng You, Mark S. Payne, Jian Ping Lai, Kristin Ruebling-Jass, Steven Cary Rothman
  • Patent number: 12103981
    Abstract: Increasingly, human subjects are taking biotin as a medical therapy or nutritional supplement. This practice causes difficulty in analysis of biological samples, such as blood samples, using biotin conjugate reagents since free biotin results in interference. Inventive antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, which specifically bind to biotin of a biotin conjugate and which have a higher affinity for biotin of a biotin conjugate than for free biotin, are provided along with methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventor: Jian-Ping Jin
  • Publication number: 20240290539
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed concerning applied magnetic field synthesis and processing of iron nitride magnetic materials. Some methods concern casting a material including iron in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form a workpiece including at least one iron-based phase domain including uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, wherein the applied magnetic field has a strength of at least about 0.01 Tesla (T). Also disclosed are workpieces made by such methods, apparatus for making such workpieces and bulk materials made by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20240279322
    Abstract: The invention provides isoform-selective anti-TGF? antibodies and methods of using the same. In particular, isoform-selective anti-TGF?2, anti-TGF?3, and anti-TGF?2/3 monoclonal antibodies are provided, e.g., for the treatment of fibrosis and other TGF?-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Ching Liang, Joseph R. Arron, Daryle DePianto, Wendy Green Halpern, WeiYu Lin, Patrick J. Lupardus, Thirumalai Rajan Ramalingam, Dhaya Seshasayee, Tianhe Sun, Tulika Tyagi, Jia Wu, Yan Wu, Jian Ping Yin
  • Patent number: 12064468
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a disorder of cardiac muscle and/or skeletal muscle in a subject according to aspects of the present disclosure. Treatment methods include administering a therapeutically effective dose of a C-terminal portion of troponin I capable of reducing sensitivity of cardiac muscle and/or skeletal muscle to Ca2+ without decreasing maximum force production. Assays for identification of compounds capable of reducing sensitivity of cardiac muscle and/or skeletal muscle to Ca2+ without decreasing maximum force production are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventor: Jian-Ping Jin
  • Patent number: 12037422
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gel material having a high water content and excellent mechanical properties. The gel material includes repeating units derived from the following monomers (A) and (B): (A) an anionic monomer containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon multiple bond and an aromatic ring, and (B) a cationic monomer containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon multiple bond and an aromatic ring. The gel material has a water content of 20% by mass to 95% by mass, a tensile elastic modulus of 9 MPa to 1000 MPa, and a tensile elongation at break of 50% to 5000%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jian Ping Gong, Takayuki Kurokawa, Honglei Guo, Takahiro Matsuda, Chengtao Yo
  • Patent number: 12018386
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method that includes forming a soft magnetic material by a technique including melt spinning. The soft magnetic material includes at least one of: at least one of an ??-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 phase domain or an ??-Fe8(NxZ1-x), where Z includes at least one of C, B, or O, and where x is a number greater than zero and less than one; or at least one of an ??-Fe16N2 phase domain or an ??-Fe8N phase domain, and at least one of an ??-Fe16Z2 phase domain or an ??-Fe8Z phase domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Bin Ma, Guannan Guo
  • Patent number: 12014853
    Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to bulk iron-nitride materials having a polycrystalline microstructure having pores including a plurality of crystallographic grains surrounded by grain boundaries, where at least one crystallographic grain includes an iron-nitride phase including any of a body centered cubic (bcc) structure, a body centered tetragonal (bct), and a martensite structure. The disclosure further describes techniques producing a bulk iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure, including: melting an iron source to obtain a molten iron source; fast belt casting the molten iron source to obtain a cast iron source; cooling and shaping the cast iron source to obtain a bulk iron-containing material having a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure; annealing the bulk iron-containing material at an austenite transformation temperature and subsequently cooling the bulk iron-containing material; and nitriding the bulk iron-containing material to obtain the bulk iron-nitride material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Jinming Liu, Bin Ma, Fan Zhang, Guannan Guo, Yiming Wu, Xiaowei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11996232
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed concerning applied magnetic field synthesis and processing of iron nitride magnetic materials. Some methods concern casting a material including iron in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form a workpiece including at least one iron-based phase domain including uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, wherein the applied magnetic field has a strength of at least about 0.01 Tesla (T). Also disclosed are workpieces made by such methods, apparatus for making such workpieces and bulk materials made by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, YanFeng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20240172565
    Abstract: A device which includes a free layer and a current channel. The free layer has a configurable magnetization state. The current channel includes a low-symmetry crystal with only one mirror plane. The low-symmetry material has relatively large unconventional spin Hall effect (SHE). A current through the current channel applies a spin-orbit torque that sets the magnetization state of the free layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Tony Low, Yifei Yang, Seungjun Lee
  • Patent number: 11982009
    Abstract: A method of making a catalyst layer of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell includes the step of preparing a porous buckypaper layer comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes. Platinum group metal nanoparticles are deposited in a liquid solution on an outer surface of the buckypaper to create a platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper. A proton conducting electrolyte is deposited on the platinum group metal nanoparticles by electrophoretic deposition to create a proton-conducting layer on the an outer surface of the platinum nanoparticles. An additional proton-conducting layer is deposited by contacting the platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper with a liquid proton-conducting composition in a solvent. The platinum group metal nanoparticle buckypaper is dried to remove the solvent. A membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Jian-ping Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240141217
    Abstract: Provided is a resin film that has a stress integral value of greater than 10 MPa and 1000 MPa or less when uniaxially stretched at a tensile speed of 300 mm/min at 25° C. until it breaks. The resin film showing these properties is supple and durable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi HONDA, Masahiro KUZE, Kenichi OKADA, Takayuki KUROKAWA, Jian Ping GONG
  • Publication number: 20240139705
    Abstract: A structured material assembly for removing CO2 from a gas, comprises a substrate, a sorbent for adsorbing CO2 from the gas, and a desorption material integrated into the structured material assembly, which is responsive to inputted energy to generate heat to desorb CO2 from the sorbent. The CO2-containing gas may comprise ambient air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Raghubir Prasad GUPTA, Cory Elliott SANDERSON, Shaojun James ZHOU, Shantanu AGARWAL, Tyson Lee LANIGAN-ATKINS, Arnold Chris TOPPO, Jian Ping SHEN
  • Publication number: 20240112855
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure including a plurality of elongated crystallographic grains with grain boundaries, the iron-nitride material including at least one of an ??-Fe16N2 phase and a body-center-tetragonal (bct) phase comprising Fe and N. The disclosure is also directed a method producing an iron-nitride material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, Md MEHEDI, YanFeng JIANG, Bin MA, Delin ZHANG, Fan ZHANG, Jinming LIU
  • Publication number: 20240076764
    Abstract: All example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average wain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including au iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 ma. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG, Md MEHEDI, Yiming WU, Bin MA, Jinming LIU, Delin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240075452
    Abstract: Processes are described for removal of CO2 from a CO2-containing gas comprising water vapor, including: (a) contacting the CO2-containing gas comprising water vapor with an alkali metal carbonate adsorbent under conditions causing (i) the water vapor in the CO2-containing gas comprising water vapor to react with the alkali metal carbonate to form a corresponding alkali metal carbonate hydrate, and (ii) the corresponding alkali metal carbonate hydrate to react with CO2 in the CO2-containing gas comprising water vapor to form a corresponding alkali metal sesquicarbonate; and (b) reacting the alkali metal sesquicarbonate under conditions effective to recover CO2 and to regenerate alkali metal carbonate hydrate adsorbent therefrom. Systems for carrying out such process are also described, which are applicable to direct air capture (DAC) of CO2, as well as to treatment of CO2-containing flue gases from power plants and other oxidation and combustion sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tyson Lee LANIGAN-ATKINS, Jian Ping SHEN, Raghubir Prasad GUPTA, Cory Elliott SANDERSON
  • Patent number: 11920998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microfluidic or millifluidic chips (1) comprising at least one pressure sensing unit (4) able to measure a fluid flow pressure. The present invention also relates to a method for a direct and contact-free measuring of a local pressure of a fluid circulating in a microfluidic circuit, using a microfluidic or millifluidic chips (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: PARIS SCIENCES ET LETTRES, École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité
    Inventors: Anke Lindner, Lucie Ducloué, Md. Anamul Haque, Jian-Ping Gong
  • Patent number: 11919948
    Abstract: The invention provides isoform-selective anti-TGF? antibodies and methods of using the same. In particular, isoform-selective anti-TGF?2, anti-TGF?3, and anti-TGF?2/3 monoclonal antibodies are provided, e.g., for the treatment of fibrosis and other TGF?-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ching Liang, Joseph R. Arron, Daryle Depianto, Wendy Green Halpern, WeiYu Lin, Patrick J. Lupardus, Thirumalai Rajan Ramalingam, Dhaya Seshasayee, Tianhe Sun, Tulika Tyagi, Jia Wu, Yan Wu, Jian Ping Yin
  • Publication number: 20240071445
    Abstract: A circuit includes a first two-state device, a second two-state device and a third two-state device, each two-state device having a first resistance in a first state and a second resistance in a second state. First control elements are configured to apply a first voltage to the first two-state device to stochastically place the first two-state device in either the first state or the second state. Second control elements are configured to apply a second voltage to the second two-state device to stochastically place the second two-state device in either the first state or the second state. Third control elements are configured to send respective currents through the first two-state device and the second two-state device so as to place the third two-state device in either the first state or the second state based on the state of the first two-state device and the state of the second two-state devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Brandon Zink, Yang Lv
  • Publication number: 20240050184
    Abstract: An instrument holder and a method for aligning an instrument for accessing a target within a subject, comprising a first layer, a second layer, an instrument guide with an entry and an exit point, connecting between the two layers and configured to guide the instrument from the entry point to the exit point, wherein the instrument holder is transparent to an imaging system except that the first layer and second layer include markings that are visible by the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Guohua ZENG, Qing Hui WU, Jian Ping CHAI, Kwong Thye SIOW, Teck Kheng LEE, Soo Leong FOO