Patents by Inventor Junzeng Zhang

Junzeng Zhang 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).

  • Compositions comprising and methods of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 7691388
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising Porphyra, as well as methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited
    Inventors: Harry Stephen Ewart, Junzeng Zhang, Colin James Barrow
  • Ascophyllum Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20080280994
    Abstract: The invention provides extracts of brown seaweed of the genus Ascophyllum that have valuable pharmacological properties. In particular, compositions of the invention are useful for e.g.: inhibiting alpha-glucosidase activity; preventing or treating conditions mediated by alpha-glucosidase activity; reducing blood glucose levels; preventing or treating diabetes; modulating glucose uptake in adipocytes; preventing or treating obesity; scavenging free radicals; stimulating the immune system; activating macrophages; preventing or treating condition mediated by macrophage activation; and modulating nitric oxide production by macrophages. Methods for using the Ascophyllum extracts of the invention are provided, as are kits comprising Ascophyllum extracts of the invention and instructions for using the extracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Junzeng Zhang, Harry Stephen Ewart, Jing Kai Shen, Colin James Barrow
  • Compositions comprising Porphyra and methods of making and using thereof
    Publication number: 20070220806
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising Porphyra, as well as methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Harry Ewart, Junzeng Zhang, Colin Barrow