Patents by Inventor Mei Geng

Mei Geng 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).

  • Publication number: 20120322104
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for producing proteins of interest. The invention employs genetically-engineered animal or plant cells that have modified protein folding or processing capacities. In one aspect, the invention features genetically-engineered cells comprising one or more recombinant expression cassettes which encode (1) a protein of interest and (2) a polypeptide that is functional in the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway of the cells. Co-expression of the polypeptide significantly increases the yield of the protein of interest in the genetically-engineered cells. In one example, the genetically-engineered cells are animal cells, and the co-expressed polypeptide is a component or modulator of an XBP1- or ATF6-mediated UPR pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Yijie GAO, Nicloe M. Piche, Mei Geng, Stephen H. Herrmann, Xiaotian Zhong, Ronald Kriz, Zhijian Lu
  • Patent number: 8173394
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for producing proteins of interest. The invention employs genetically-engineered animal or plant cells that have modified protein folding or processing capacities. In one aspect, the invention features genetically-engineered cells comprising one or more recombinant expression cassettes which encode (1) a protein of interest and (2) a polypeptide that is functional in the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway of the cells. Co-expression of the polypeptide significantly increases the yield of the protein of interest in the genetically-engineered cells. In one example, the genetically-engineered cells are animal cells, and the co-expressed polypeptide is a component or modulator of an XB1- or ATF6-mediated UPR pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Yijie Gao, Nicole M. Piche, Mei Geng, Stephen H. Herrmann, Xiaotian Zhong, Ronald Kriz, Zhijian Lu
  • Publication number: 20090221035
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for producing proteins of interest. The invention employs genetically-engineered animal or plant cells that have modified protein folding or processing capacities. In one aspect, the invention features genetically-engineered cells comprising one or more recombinant expression cassettes which encode (1) a protein of interest and (2) a polypeptide that is functional in the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway of the cells. Co-expression of the polypeptide significantly increases the yield of the protein of interest in the genetically-engineered cells. In one example, the genetically-engineered cells are animal cells, and the co-expressed polypeptide is a component or modulator of an XB1- or ATF6-mediated UPR pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: WYETH
    Inventors: Yijie Gao, Nicole M. Piche, Mei Geng, Stephen H. Herrmann, Xiaotian Zhong, Ronald Kriz, Zhijian Lu
  • Patent number: 7514237
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for producing proteins of interest. The invention employs genetically-engineered animal or plant cells that have modified protein folding or processing capacities. In one aspect, the invention features genetically-engineered cells comprising one or more recombinant expression cassettes which encode (1) a protein of interest and (2) a polypeptide that is functional in the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway of the cells. Co-expression of the polypeptide significantly increases the yield of the protein of interest in the genetically-engineered cells. In one example, the genetically-engineered cells are animal cells, and the co-expressed polypeptide is a component or modulator of an XBP1- or ATF6-mediated UPR pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Yijie Gao, Nicole M. Piche, Mei Geng, Stephen H. Herrmann, Xiaotian Zhong, Ronald Kriz, Zhijian Lu
  • Publication number: 20060053502
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for producing proteins of interest. The invention employs genetically-engineered animal or plant cells that have modified protein folding or processing capacities. In one aspect, the invention features genetically-engineered cells comprising one or more recombinant expression cassettes which encode (1) a protein of interest and (2) a polypeptide that is functional in the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway of the cells. Co-expression of the polypeptide significantly increases the yield of the protein of interest in the genetically-engineered cells. In one example, the genetically-engineered cells are animal cells, and the co-expressed polypeptide is a component or modulator of an XBP1- or ATF6-mediated UPR pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Yijie Gao, Nicole Piche, Mei Geng, Stephen Herrmann, Xiaotian Zhong, Ronald Kriz, Zhijian Lu