Patents by Inventor JSM Peiris

JSM Peiris 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).

  • Baicalin as a treatment for SARS infection
    Patent number: 7605135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of diseases associated with viruses of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) viruses in humans and other animals. In particular, this invention relates to a naturally occurring compound, namely, baicalin, extracted and purified from the Chinese medicinal plant Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Chinese name: Huang Qin), that exhibits potent antiviral activity against members of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae that infects humans and other animals; in particular, SARS viruses in humans (“hSARS virus”). The invention also relates to a therapeutic method, using pharmaceutical compositions comprising baicalin compounds, for the treatment, amelioration, management or prevention of diseases associated with members of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae, such as hSARS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kwok Yung Yuen, Feng Chen, Kwok Hung Chan, Yi Tsun Kao, Yi Guan, Leo Lit Man Poon, JSM Peiris
  • Baicalin and its derivatives as a treatment for SARS coronavirus infection or other related infections
    Publication number: 20050215494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of diseases associated with viruses of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) viruses in humans and other animals. In particular, this invention relates to a naturally occurring compound, namely, baicalin, extracted and purified from the Chinese medicinal plant Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Chinese name: Huang Qin), that exhibits potent antiviral activity against members of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae that infects humans and other animals; in particular, SARS viruses in humans (“hSARS virus”). The invention also relates to a therapeutic method, using pharmaceutical compositions comprising baicalin compounds, for the treatment, amelioration, management or prevention of diseases associated with members of the order Nidovirales of the family Coronaviradae, such as hSARS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Kwok Yuen, Feng Chen, Kwok Chan, Yi Kao, Yi Guan, Leo Poon, Jsm Peiris