Patents by Inventor Kwang Sic Joo

Kwang Sic Joo 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).

  • Angiogenin for treatment of glaucoma
    Patent number: 9855320
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of glaucoma, wherein the pharmaceutical composition includes angiogenin or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient. Angiogenin or a fragment thereof according to the present invention activates aqueous humor outflow due to NO generation increase, Schlemm's canal expansion, and intercellular interval widening, thereby reducing intraocular pressure. Accordingly, angiogenin and a fragment may be useful for the prevention and treatment of glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae Chan Kim, Doo Hwan Oh, Kwang Sic Joo, Yeoun Sook Chun, Sung Wook Wee, Kyoung Woo Kim
  • NOVEL USE OF ANGIOGENIN
    Publication number: 20140370087
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of glaucoma, wherein the pharmaceutical composition includes angiogenin or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient. Angiogenin or a fragment thereof according to the present invention activates aqueous humor outflow due to NO generation increase, Schlemm's canal expansion, and intercellular interval widening, thereby reducing intraocular pressure. Accordingly, angiogenin and a fragment may be useful for the prevention and treatment of glaucoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae Chan Kim, Doo Hwan Oh, Kwang Sic Joo, Yeoun Sook Chun, Sung Wook Wee, Kyoung Woo Kim