Patents by Inventor Lin-feng Chen

Lin-feng Chen 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).

  • Conformation switchable antimicrobial peptides and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11225507
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a class of pH-sensitive, helix/random conformation switchable antimicrobial polypeptide (HRS-AMP) compositions as a single agent to selectively kill bacteria (e.g., H. pylori) under acidic condition in the stomach with diminished bacterial resistance compared to currently used antibiotics. Methods of treating bacterial infections in the stomach are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Jianjun Cheng, Lin-Feng Chen, Menghua Xiong, Yan Bao
  • CONFORMATION SWITCHABLE ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200399319
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a class of pH-sensitive, helix/random conformation switchable antimicrobial polypeptide (HRS-AMP) compositions as a single agent to selectively kill bacteria (e.g., H. pylori) under acidic condition in the stomach with diminished bacterial resistance compared to currently used antibiotics. Methods of treating bacterial infections in the stomach are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Jianjun Cheng, Lin-Feng Chen, Menghua Xiong, Yan Bao
  • Electrical receptacle connector
    Patent number: 9502839
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals, and a plurality of lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion. Each of the upper-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. Each of the lower-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. The tail portions of the upper-row receptacle terminals and the tail portions of the lower-row receptacle terminals are protruded from the base portion, aligned into a line, and spaced from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Lin-Feng Chen
  • ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160181743
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals, and a plurality of lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion. Each of the upper-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. Each of the lower-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. The tail portions of the upper-row receptacle terminals and the tail portions of the lower-row receptacle terminals are protruded from the base portion, aligned into a line, and spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui SU, Lin-Feng CHEN
  • Methods for identifying modulators of NF-KB activity
    Patent number: 7081343
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identification of agents that modulate NF-?B activity through modulation of the acetylation and deacetylation of the RelA subunit of NF-?B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Lin-feng Chen, Wolfgang Fischle, Eric M. Verdin, Warner C. Greene
  • Methods for identifying modulators of NF-KB activity
    Publication number: 20020193284
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identification of agents that modulate NF-&kgr;B activity through modulation of the acetylation and deacetylation of the RelA subunit of NF-&kgr;B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Lin-feng Chen, Wolfgang Fischle, Eric M. Verdin, Warner C. Greene