Patents by Inventor Mingkuan Lin

Mingkuan Lin 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).

  • METHODS FOR DETECTING ENHANCED NMDA RECEPTOR FUNCTION AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180291437
    Abstract: A method of determining the risk of cognitive decline in an aging subject is provided. The method includes analyzing an MRNA transcript including a GRIN2B nucleic acid sequence for the presence of the A allele in a biological sample obtained from the subject. The method also includes identifying the subject as having a decreased risk of cognitive decline when the A allele is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Robert H. Lipsky, Mingkuan Lin, Yang Jiang
  • Methods for detecting enhanced NMDA receptor function and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10011863
    Abstract: A method of determining the risk of cognitive decline in an aging subject is provided. The method includes analyzing an MRNA transcript including a GRIN2B nucleic acid sequence for the presence of the A allele in a biological sample obtained from the subject. The method also includes identifying the subject as having a decreased risk of cognitive decline when the A allele is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Robert H. Lipsky, Mingkuan Lin, Yang Jiang
  • METHODS FOR DETECTING ENHANCED NMDA RECEPTOR FUNCTION AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170349943
    Abstract: A method of determining the risk of cognitive decline in an aging subject is provided. The method includes analyzing an MRNA transcript including a GRIN2B nucleic acid sequence for the presence of the A allele in a biological sample obtained from the subject. The method also includes identifying the subject as having a decreased risk of cognitive decline when the A allele is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Robert H. Lipsky, Mingkuan Lin, Yang Jiang