Patents by Inventor Min-Yuan Chou

Min-Yuan Chou 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: 20230416362
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind to TIGIT are disclosed. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for use in treating an immune-related disease (e.g., a cancer or an infection or infectious disease) by administering a composition disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan CHOU, Li-Tsen LIN, Chung-Yuan SUN, Ya-Ping LAI, Chin-Pen LAI, Ssu-Yuan WU, Mei-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 11788129
    Abstract: A GAPDH nucleic acid detection kit includes a primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid includes a forward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a forward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a backward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids and a backward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid is used in a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Chou, Kuang-Chi Cheng, Ming-Hua Yang, Jiun-Lin Guo
  • Patent number: 11667709
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind to TIGIT are disclosed. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for use in treating an immune-related disease (e.g., a cancer or an infection or infectious disease) by administering a composition disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Chou, Li-Tsen Lin, Chung-Yuan Sun, Ya-Ping Lai, Chin-Pen Lai, Ssu-Yuan Wu, Mei-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20220267828
    Abstract: A GAPDH nucleic acid detection kit includes a primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid includes a forward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a forward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a backward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids and a backward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid is used in a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan CHOU, Kuang-Chi CHENG, Ming-Hua YANG, Jiun-Lin GUO
  • Publication number: 20220228110
    Abstract: A method for screening host cells expressing a target protein is provided. The method includes the following steps: providing an expression vector, the expression vector including a promoter, a gene encoding a target protein and an FTH1 gene; transfecting the host cells with the expression vector; culturing the host cells in a medium; and adding iron ions to the medium, and screening the surviving host cells to obtain the host cells expressing the target protein. An expression vector and a method for establishing a cell line stably expressing an exogenous recombinant gene are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yen-Ju LIN, Mei-Wei LIN, Min-Yuan CHOU
  • Publication number: 20210087266
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind to TIGIT are disclosed. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for use in treating an immune-related disease (e.g., a cancer or an infection or infectious disease) by administering a composition disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan CHOU, Li-Tsen LIN, Chung-Yuan SUN, Ya-Ping LAI, Chin-Pen LAI, Ssu-Yuan WU, Mei-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 10604586
    Abstract: A humanized monoclonal antibody against the CD34 surface antigen is provided in the present disclosure. The humanized monoclonal antibody includes a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variable region. In which, a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence for the light chain variable region comprises a nucleotide sequence which encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 9 or an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID No. 9, and a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence for the heavy chain variable region comprises a nucleotide sequence which encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 10 or an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID No. 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Fan, Min-Yuan Chou
  • Patent number: 10329350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing multivalent Fab fragments. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the generation of trimeric Fab fragments by co-expression of a gene construct comprising a heavy chain portion of a Fab fragment and an in-frame fused collagen-like peptide, and a gene construct consisting of a light chain portion of an IgG in mammalian cells. Uses of molecules generated using the method of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Chou, Chuan-Chuan Huang, Hsiu-Chuan Li, Ya-Ping Lai
  • Patent number: 10183986
    Abstract: A collagen scaffold domain, including a collagenous or collagen-like domain, which directs self-trimerization is provided. The collagen scaffold domain can be fused to one or more heterologous domains, such as an antibody domain. Methods for generating and using the scaffold domains and fusion proteins are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Chou, Chia-Yu Fan, Chuan-Chuan Huang, Hsiu-Chuan Li
  • Publication number: 20170320966
    Abstract: A humanized monoclonal antibody against the CD34 surface antigen is provided in the present disclosure. The humanized monoclonal antibody includes a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variable region. In which, a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence for the light chain variable region comprises a nucleotide sequence which encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 9 or an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID No. 9, and a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence for the heavy chain variable region comprises a nucleotide sequence which encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 10 or an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID No. 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Yu FAN, Min-Yuan CHOU
  • Patent number: 8927696
    Abstract: A novel humanized antibody against the CD34 surface antigen on the human stem cells is provided. The humanized antibody contains a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 1 and a light chain variable region comprising an amino sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 2. The disclosure also provides the applications of the disclosed humanized antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Chiu, Min-Yuan Chou
  • Publication number: 20140178388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing multivalent Fab fragments. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the generation of trimeric Fab fragments by co-expression of a gene construct comprising a heavy chain portion of a Fab fragment and an in-frame fused collagen-like peptide, and a gene construct consisting of a light chain portion of an IgG in mammalian cells. Uses of molecules generated using the method of the invention are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Yuan CHOU, Chuan-Chuan HUANG, Hsiu-Chuan LI, Ya-Ping LAI
  • Patent number: 8758756
    Abstract: An anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody including an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 3 is provided. The antibody binding to a labeling agent and used for labeling cells is also provided. A novel method for screening an anti-EGFR antibody is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsiang-Ching Wang, Ming-Hua Yang, Ling-Mei Wang, Min-Yuan Chou, Jyuan-Jyuan Syu
  • Patent number: 8691226
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence of a humanized monoclonal antibody includes an amino acid sequence of a light chain variable region, which includes SEQ ID. NO.: 1; and an amino acid sequence of a heavy chain variable region, which comprises SEQ ID. NO.: 2, wherein SEQ ID. NO.: 1 and SEQ ID. NO.: 2 have at least one amino acid substitution which is selected from a group consisting of isoleucine at position 10 of SEQ ID. NO.: 1, being substituted with threonine, lysine at position 18 of SEQ ID. NO.: 1, being substituted with arginine, lysine at position 2 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with glutamine, tryptophan at position 10 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with leucine, lysine at position 18 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with arginine and glutamic acid at position 41 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with glycine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Chiu, Min-Yuan Chou
  • Patent number: 8669350
    Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to compositions, methods, and kits comprising a fusion protein. The fusion proteins of the embodiments include monomer polypeptides which in one embodiment have at least a binding domain, an optional hinge region, a collagen-like domain and the Fc domain of a human IgG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Yuan Chou, Wei-Chun Chiu, Ya-Ping Lai
  • Patent number: 8663598
    Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure provides an amino sequence of an anti-human transferrin receptor antibody, including: an amino sequence of a heavy chain variable region which is represented by SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2, wherein the anti-human transferrin receptor antibody is capable of specifically binding to a human transferrin receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Hua Yang, Min-Yuan Chou, Hsiang-Ching Wang
  • Publication number: 20130171174
    Abstract: An anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody including an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No. 3 is provided. The antibody binding to a labeling agent and used for labeling cells is also provided. A novel method for screening an anti-EGFR antibody is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Hsiang-Ching WANG, Ming-Hua Yang, Ling-Mei Wang, Min-Yuan Chou, Jyuan-Jyuan Syu
  • Publication number: 20130171061
    Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure provides an amino sequence of an anti-human transferrin receptor antibody, including: an amino sequence of a heavy chain variable region which is represented by SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2, wherein the anti-human transferrin receptor antibody is capable of specifically binding to a human transferrin receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Ming-Hua YANG, Min-Yuan Chou, Hsiang-Ching Wang
  • Publication number: 20130164286
    Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to compositions, methods, and kits comprising a fusion protein. The fusion proteins of the embodiments include monomer polypeptides which in one embodiment have at least a binding domain, an optional hinge region, a collagen-like domain and the Fc domain of a human IgG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Min-Yuan CHOU, Wei-Chun Chiu, Ya-Ping Lai
  • Publication number: 20120100132
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence of a humanized monoclonal antibody includes an amino acid sequence of a light chain variable region, which includes SEQ ID. NO.: 1; and an amino acid sequence of a heavy chain variable region, which comprises SEQ ID. NO.: 2, wherein SEQ ID. NO.: 1 and SEQ ID. NO.: 2 have at least one amino acid substitution which is selected from a group consisting of isoleucine at position 10 of SEQ ID. NO.: 1, being substituted with threonine, lysine at position 18 of SEQ ID. NO.: 1, being substituted with arginine, lysine at position 2 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with glutamine, tryptophan at position 10 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with leucine, lysine at position 18 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with arginine and glutamic acid at position 41 of SEQ ID. NO.: 2, being substituted with glycine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Wei-Chun CHIU, Min-Yuan Chou