Patents by Inventor Kui Shen

Kui Shen 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 AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING THE SENSITIVITY OR RESISTANCE OF TUMOR SPECIMENS TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
    Publication number: 20100331210
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and kits for evaluating the sensitivity and/or resistance of tumor specimens to one or a combination of chemotherapeutic agents. Particularly, the invention provides malignant cell gene signatures that are predictive of a tumor's response to candidate chemotherapeutic regimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Precision Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gabrin, Kui Shen, Nan Song, Zhenyu Ding, David Gingrich
  • UNNATURAL AMINO ACIDS CAPABLE OF COVALENTLY MODIFYING PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES AND THEIR USE AS GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INHIBITORS AND PROBES
    Publication number: 20100061936
    Abstract: An unnatural amino acid including a phosphate mimicking group for mimicking a phosphate group in phosphoamino acids and a protein phosphatase modifying group for covalently binding protein phosphatases. A probe for detecting disease including a phosphate mimicking group for mimicking a phosphate group in phosphoamino acids and a protein phosphatase modifying group for covalently binding protein phosphatases. A method for detecting the presence of disease by administering the unnatural amino acid, binding the unnatural amino acid with a phosphatase, detecting a signal, and detecting the presence of disease. A method of identifying a known protein phosphatase, and a method of identifying an unknown protein phosphatase. A method of making the unnatural amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Kui Shen
  • SEARCH SYSTEM USING SEARCH SUBDOMAIN AND HINTS TO SUBDOMAINS IN SEARCH QUERY STATEMENTS AND SPONSORED RESULTS ON A SUBDOMAIN-BY-SUBDOMAIN BASIS
    Publication number: 20090157642
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Ali Diab, Scott A. Gatz, Shyam Kapur, David Ku, Chuck Kung, Phu Hoang, Qi Lu, Lynne Pogue, Yuan Kui Shen, Norman Shi, Thai Tran, Eckart Walther, Jeff Weiner
  • Search system using search subdomain and hints to subdomains in search query statements and sponsored results on a subdomain-by-subdomain basis
    Patent number: 7499914
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored on a subdomain by subdomain basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Diab, Scott A. Gatz, Shyam Kapur, David Ku, Chuck Kung, Phu Hoang, Qi Lu, Lynne Pogue, Yuan Kui Shen, Norman Shi, Thai Tran, Eckart Walther, Jeff Weiner