Patents by Inventor Joo Woong Park

Joo Woong Park 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).

  • Biomarkers Indicative of Colon Cancer and Metastasis and Diagnosis and Screening Therapeutics Using the Same
    Publication number: 20110201512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a colon cancer in a human, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a biological sample from the human; and (b) detecting the level of a ATAD2 nucleic acid or a ATAD2 protein in the biological sample, relative to the level of the ATAD2 nucleic acid or the ATAD2 protein in a control sample from a normal human, wherein an increased level of the ATAD2 nucleic acid or the ATAD2 protein in the biological sample compared to the control sample indicates that the human has the colon cancer. The biomarker of this invention was identified using normal colon tissue, colon cancer tissue and metastatic cancer tissue derived from a colon cancer patient. Therefore, the accuracy and reliability of the present biomarker for colon cancer and/or metastasis are much more significantly improved. In addition, the biomarker of this invention permits to identify and predict colon cancer or metastasis in an accurate manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Hee Gu Lee, Eun Young Song, Young II Yeom, Jae Wha Kim, Jong Tae Kim, Kyung Sook Chung, Mi Sun Won, Hyun Hyo Suh, Joo Woong Park, Min Ah Kang
  • Microorganism streptomyces exfoliatus yj-118 and a method for producing pravastatin sodium by using the strain
    Patent number: 6306629
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a new microorganism Streptomyces exfoliatus YJ-118 and a method for producing pravastatin sodium by using this microorganism which shows a strong tolerance to ML-236B and a high hydroxylation activity of ML-236B to pravastatin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Yungjin Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Kyung Lee, Joo-Woong Park, Dong-Jin Seo, Sang-Choon Lee, Ji-Yoon Kim
  • Method for producing pravastatin precursor, ML-236B
    Patent number: 6204032
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a new method for producing ML-236B, a precursor of pravastatin sodium, in particular to a method for producing ML-236B lactone form(I), free acid form(II), sodium salt(III) shown in the formulae (I), (II), (III) by using a new microorganism isolated from soil. ML-236B is obtained from the culture broth of this microorganism and it is used as a substrate of pravastatin sodium which is a potent cholesterol-lowering agent used in treatment for hypercholesterolemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Yungjin Pharameutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kae Jong Chung, Joo Kyung Lee, Joo Woong Park, Dong Jin Seo, Sang Choon Lee
  • Double mug for use in a vehicle
    Patent number: D420254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: SK Global Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joo Woong Park