Patents by Inventor Kang Zhang

Kang 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).

  • Methods for predicting age and identifying agents that induce or inhibit premature aging
    Patent number: 10087486
    Abstract: The invention provides for methods for predicting age of a subject based on the epigenome of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Sage Bionetworks
    Inventors: Kang Zhang, Gregory Hannum, Trey Ideker, Stephen H Friend, Justin Guinney
  • BORON-CONTAINING SMALL MOLECULES AS ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20180273553
    Abstract: This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: YONG-KANG ZHANG, JACOB J. PLATTNER, ROBERT T. JACOBS
  • METHYLATION MARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AND LUNG CANCER
    Publication number: 20180274039
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are methods and kits for diagnosing a subject as having hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or lung cancer. In some instances, also described herein are methods of determining the prognosis of the subject having HCC or lung cancer. In additional instances, described herein are methods of determining the specific staging of HCC or lung cancer in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Lianghong ZHENG
  • Cooling fan and electronic device having the same
    Patent number: 10076056
    Abstract: A cooling fan with shapes, sizes, and placements of frame and supporting ribs tuned to reduce operational vibration and noise includes a fan frame, a supporting base, and a plurality of ribs. The fan frame includes a bottom plate and a sidewall connected to the bottom plate. The supporting base is formed at the bottom plate. The plurality of ribs extends from an outer circumferential surface of the supporting base to the sidewall. At least one of the plurality of ribs and the fan frame is asymmetrical with respect to the supporting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: CHAMP TECH OPTICAL (FOSHAN) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong-Kang Zhang, Yung-Ping Lin
  • SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180244036
    Abstract: A screen printing device and a screen printing method are provided. The screen printing device includes a screen plate and an electrifying device, the screen plate includes a conductive mesh; and the electrifying device is electrically connected with the conductive mesh and configured to apply voltage to the conductive mesh. The screen printing method includes: adopting a printing head to rub against a screen plate to print ink onto a substrate for silk screen printing, wherein the screen plate includes a conductive mesh; and applying voltage with positive or negative polarity to the conductive mesh in the screen printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Yuhong ZHOU, Duling QIN, Chengpeng LI, Qian QU
  • HEAT DISSIPATING FAN
    Publication number: 20180231007
    Abstract: A heat dissipating fan includes a base with a central tube, a stator arranged on the base and around the central tube, a rotor connected to and rotated surround the stator and a bearing unit received in the central tube of the base. The bearing unit includes a bearing and an oil seal, where the bearing and an oil seal are molded as one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: YONG-KANG ZHANG, YUNG-PING LIN
  • Boron-containing small molecules as antiprotozoal1 agents
    Patent number: 10011616
    Abstract: This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MMV MEDICINES FOR MALARIA VENTURE
    Inventors: Yong-Kang Zhang, Jacob J. Plattner, Robert T. Jacobs
  • Method and system for determining cancer status
    Patent number: 9984201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, platforms, non-transitory computer-readable medium, services, and kits for determining a cancer type in an individual. Also described herein include methods, systems, platforms, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and compositions for generating a CpG methylation profile database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: YOUHEALTH BIOTECH, LIMITED, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Kang Zhang, Rui Hou, Lianghong Zheng
  • MEDICAL DEVICE RELEASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180133435
    Abstract: A medical device system may include an elongate shaft having a lumen extending from a proximal end of the elongate shaft to a distal end of the elongate shaft, a medical device disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft, a release wire disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft, wherein the release wire releasably secures the medical device to the distal end of the elongate shaft, a securement member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the elongate shaft and to a proximal end of the release wire, and a microcatheter configured to deliver the medical device to a treatment site, the elongate shaft and the medical device being slidably disposed within a lumen of the microcatheter. A proximal portion of the securement member may be configured to disengage from a distal portion of the securement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Gary J. Pederson, JR., Mary-Claire Anderson, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, David D. Groneberg, Nicholas L. Tassoni
  • COOLING FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180132381
    Abstract: A cooling fan with shapes, sizes, and placements of frame and supporting ribs tuned to reduce operational vibration and noise includes a fan frame, a supporting base, and a plurality of ribs. The fan frame includes a bottom plate and a sidewall connected to the bottom plate. The supporting base is formed at the bottom plate. The plurality of ribs extends from an outer circumferential surface of the supporting base to the sidewall. At least one of the plurality of ribs and the fan frame is asymmetrical with respect to the supporting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: YONG-KANG ZHANG, YUNG-PING LIN
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING
    Publication number: 20180119122
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and other retinal conditions by interfering with expression of genes, such as those encoding photoreceptor cell-specific nuclear receptor and neural retina-specific leucine zipper protein, in cells of the eye. These methods and compositions employ nucleic acid based therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Gen LI
  • SOLID TUMOR METHYLATION MARKERS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180094325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits for identifying a subject as having esophagus cancer, pancreatic cancer, or stomach cancer. Also provided herein are methods and kits for generating the methylation profile of a biomarker associated with esophagus cancer, pancreatic cancer, or stomach cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Lianghong ZHENG
  • BORON-CONTAINING SMALL MOLECULES AS ANTIPROTOZOALl AGENTS
    Publication number: 20180072760
    Abstract: This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yong-Kang ZHANG, Jacob J. Plattner, Robert T. Jacobs
  • A METHOD FOR PRECISE MODIFICATION OF PLANT VIA TRANSIENT GENE EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20180073035
    Abstract: Provided is a method for conducting site-specific modification in a plant through gene transient expression, comprising the following steps: transiently expressing a sequence-specific nuclease specific to the target fragment in the cell or tissue of the plant of interest, wherein the sequence-specific nuclease is specific to the target site and the target site is cleaved by the nuclease, thereby the site-specific modification of the target site is achieved through DNA repairing of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Caixia Gao, Yanpeng Wang, Yi Zhang, Jinxing Liu, Kang Zhang
  • Mobile application interaction guide via tactile feedback
    Patent number: 9917610
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Yu Wei Sun, Li Yue, Kang Zhang, Liyi Zhou
  • Mobile application interaction guide via tactile feedback
    Patent number: 9912364
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a contact sensing layer, a position of one or more fingers of a mobile device user, the contact sensing layer is located in a back area of a mobile device and the one or more fingers of the mobile device user are in direct contact with the contact sensing layer, receiving the detected position of the one or more fingers, identifying a plurality of advanced features contained in at least one software application running on the mobile device, selecting a feedback type based on the plurality of advanced features, and sending the selected feedback type to an interactive layer of the mobile device causing the interactive layer to generate a notification which is detectable by the one or more fingers, the notification communicates at least one of the advanced features to the mobile device user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Yu Wei Sun, Li Yue, Kang Zhang, Liyi Zhou
  • METHOD FOR CONDUCTING SITE-SPECIFIC MODIFICATION ON ENTIRE PLANT VIA GENE TRANSIENT EXPRESSION
    Publication number: 20180016589
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for site-directed modification of whole plant through gene transient expression. The method as provided for conducting site-directed modification to a target fragment of a target gene in a whole plant comprises the following steps: transiently expressing a sequence-specific nuclease in said plant, wherein a whole plant is used as the subject for transient expression, said sequence-specific nuclease targets and cleaves said target fragment, thereby the site-directed modification is achieved via the self DNA repairing of said plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, C hinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Caixia Gao, Yi Zhang, Zhongyi Wu, Kang Zhang
  • Boron-Containing Small Molecules
    Publication number: 20180016285
    Abstract: This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating bacterial infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen J. Baker, Vincent S. Hernandez, Rashmi Sharma, James A. Nieman, Tsutomu Akama, Yong-Kang Zhang, Jacob J. Plattner, Michael Richard Kevin Alley, Rajeshwar Singh, Fernando Rock
  • LEUKEMIA METHYLATION MARKERS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180010192
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits for identifying a subject as having leukemia. Also provided herein are methods and kits for determining a leukemia subtype in subject. Further provided herein are methods and kits for determining the prognosis of a subject having leukemia and for determining the progression of leukemia in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Lianghong ZHENG
  • METHODS FOR EVALUATING, MONITORING, AND MODULATING AGING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20170342496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of increasing the expression rate of epigenetic markers such as ELOVL2, KLF14, and PENK with administration of a therapeutic agent (e.g., vitamin C or its derivatives, analogs, metabolites, prodrugs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof). Also described herein are methods of modulating the methylation pattern of epigenetic markers such as ELOVL2, KLF14, and PENK with administration of a therapeutic agent (e.g., vitamin C or its derivatives, analogs, metabolites, prodrugs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Lianghong ZHENG