Patents by Inventor Jong-Heon Shin

Jong-Heon Shin 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: 6383521
    Abstract: The present invention provides Wondonin A of general formula (I), which is extracted from a two-sponge association of phylum Porifera (sponge) and has antiangiogenic activity, and a process for preparing the same. Wondonin A has no cytotoxicity, but has an inhibitory activity against angiogenesis which is one of the crucial mechanisms of cancer cell metastasis, thus, it can be applied not only as an anticancer drug but also as a therapeutic agent of angiogenesis-associated diseases such as cardiac ischemia, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Korea Ocean Research and Development
    Inventors: Jong-Heon Shin, Ki-Woong Cho, Young-Wan Seo, Jung-Rae Rho, Hyi-Seung Lee, Ho-Jeong Kwon