Patents by Inventor Linda Chang

Linda Chang 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).

  • Patent number: 9493570
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject having a type I IFN-mediated disease or disorder comprising administration of a fixed does of an anti-interferon alpha receptor antibody. The disclosure also provides methods for suppressing a type I interferon (IFN) gene signature (GS) in a subject. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of prognosing or monitoring disease progression in a subject having a type I IFN-mediated disease or disorder, methods of predicting a dosage regimen, methods of identifying a candidate therapeutic agent, methods of identifying a patient as a candidate for a therapeutic agent, and methods of designating a personalized therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Higgs, Yihong Yao, Bing Wang, Lorin Roskos, Linda Chang
  • Publication number: 20150158949
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject having a type I IFN-mediated disease or disorder comprising administration of a fixed does of an anti-interferon alpha receptor antibody. The disclosure also provides methods for suppressing a type I interferon (IFN) gene signature (GS) in a subject. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of prognosing or monitoring disease progression in a subject having a type I IFN-mediated disease or disorder, methods of predicting a dosage regimen, methods of identifying a candidate therapeutic agent, methods of identifying a patient as a candidate for a therapeutic agent, and methods of designating a personalized therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Medlmmune, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Higgs, Yihong Yao, Bing Wang, Lorin Roskos, Linda Chang
  • Publication number: 20100152185
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are 5-lipoxygenase activating protein inhibitors. Compounds of formula I are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Mark T. Goulet, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Linda Chang, Richard Frenette, Yves Girard, Michel Therien, Dwight MacDonald, John H. Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 7629467
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula: (I) which are 5-lipoxygenase activating protein inhibitors: formula (I). Compounds of formula (I) are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and cyto-protective agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Frosst Canada Ltd
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Mark T. Goulet, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Linda Chang, Richard Frenette, Yves Girard, Michel Therien, Dwight Macdonald, John H. Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20070105914
    Abstract: The substituted sulfonamides of the invention are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Helen Armstrong, Linda Chang, Ravindra Guthikonda, William Hagmann, Linus Lin, Shrenik Shah
  • Publication number: 20060211677
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula: (I) which are 5-lipoxygenase activating protein inhibitors: formula (I). Compounds of formula (I) are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and cyto-protective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Mark Goulet, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Linda Chang, Richard Frenette, Yves Girard, Michel Therien, Dwight Macdonald, John Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20050234061
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: William Hagmann, Linus Lin, Shrenik Shah, Ravindra Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda Chang, Ping Liu, Helen Armstrong, James Jewell, Thomas Lanza
  • Patent number: 6271252
    Abstract: Cyclic amino acid derivatives of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of asthma, allergies, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Chang, William K. Hagmann, Malcolm MacCoss
  • Patent number: 6195409
    Abstract: The system and method for automatic scan prescription involves initially performing at least one localizer scan for the object being imaged. The localizer images are analyzed to extract important structural information about the object of interest, and of subobjects of interest, yielding an abstract, schematic description of the object of interest. Optimal spatial locations and scanning parameters are then determined for subsequent scans from the information about the object, possible subobjects, and their relationship to a template. The locations for a particular scan included in a set of protocols selected by the operator are then communicated to the scanner in order to automatically drive the scanner. In a presently preferred embodiment, all of the analysis, matching, and scan prescription operations are preferably carried out by a microprocessor based microcomputer. Subsequent detailed and radiologically relevant scans can then be performed using optimal scanning parameters for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute
    Inventors: Linda Chang, Thomas M. Ernst, Laurent Itti
  • Patent number: 6090841
    Abstract: Substituted pyrrole derivatives of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or .alpha..sub.4 .beta..sub.7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of asthma, allergies, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Chang, Malcolm MacCoss, William K. Hagmann