Patents by Inventor Kevin K. Yang

Kevin K. Yang 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).

  • Engineered light-sensitive proteins
    Patent number: 11858969
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered light-sensitive proteins, for example channelrhodopsins and variants thereof. Also disclosed are compositions for expressing the light-sensitive proteins in cells, tissues, organs and subjects, and methods for using the light-sensitive proteins to, for example, enable minimally-invasive neuronal circuit interrogation in living organism, and treat neuronal and ocular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Viviana Gradinaru, Claire N. Bedbrook, Frances H. Arnold, Kevin K. Yang
  • ENGINEERED LIGHT-SENSITIVE PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20200087358
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are engineered light-sensitive proteins, for example channelrhodopsins and variants thereof. Also disclosed are compositions for expressing the light-sensitive proteins in cells, tissues, organs and subjects, and methods for using the light-sensitive proteins to, for example, enable minimally-invasive neuronal circuit interrogation in living organism, and treat neuronal and ocular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Viviana Gradinaru, Claire N. Bedbrook, Frances H. Arnold, Kevin K. Yang