Patents by Inventor Pill-Hoon Choung

Pill-Hoon Choung 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: 10086083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polydixylitol polymer based gene transporter (PdXYP) and a preparation method thereof. Further, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid delivery complex where the nucleic acids for treatment are conjugated to the gene transporter and a pharmaceutical composition for gene therapy including the complex as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to the gene transporter, gene delivery complex, and gene therapy using the gene transporter and gene delivery complex. It was confirmed that the PdXYP of the present invention has a considerably higher nucleic acid delivery rate than existing gene transporters, has almost no cytotoxicity in the conjugate when conjugated with DNA, also has very high in vivo transfection efficiency, and above all, especially has considerably high transfection efficiency for brain tissues, which has involved difficulty in gene therapy due to the blood brain barrier for a while.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Chung, Pankaj Garg, Shambhavi Pandey, Pill Hoon Choung, Chong Su Cho, Bog Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 9872925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitamin B6-coupled poly(ester amine) (VBPEA) as a gene carrier and a method for preparing the gene carrier. Moreover, the present invention relates to a gene delivery complex comprising a therapeutic gene coupled to the gene carrier and a pharmaceutical formulation for gene therapy, which comprises the gene delivery complex as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to gene therapy utilizing the gene carrier, the gene delivery complex or the pharmaceutical formulation. The VBPEA of the invention has a significantly high gene delivery rate compared to existing gene carriers and a complex of the VBPEA with DNA has little or no cytotoxicity and shows a very high in vivo transfection efficiency. In addition, a complex of the VBPEA with siRNA shows high gene silencing efficiency and can induce a high rate of cell death and the inhibition of cell proliferation in cancer cells, suggesting that it can be used for anticancer gene therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Chung, Shambhavi Pandey, Pankaj Garg, Pill Hoon Choung
  • Publication number: 20170246309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polydixylitol polymer based gene transporter (PdXYP) and a preparation method thereof. Further, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid delivery complex where the nucleic acids for treatment are conjugated to the gene transporter and a pharmaceutical composition for gene therapy including the complex as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to the gene transporter, gene delivery complex, and gene therapy using the gene transporter and gene delivery complex. It was confirmed that the PdXYP of the present invention has a considerably higher nucleic acid delivery rate than existing gene transporters, has almost no cytotoxicity in the conjugate when conjugated with DNA, also has very high in vivo transfection efficiency, and above all, especially has considerably high transfection efficiency for brain tissues, which has involved difficulty in gene therapy due to the blood brain barrier for a while.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Chung, Pankaj Garg, Shambhavi Pandey, Pill Hoon Choung, Chong Su Cho, Bog Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150030854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitamin B6-coupled poly(ester amine) (VBPEA) as a gene carrier and a method for preparing the gene carrier. Moreover, the present invention relates to a gene delivery complex comprising a therapeutic gene coupled to the gene carrier and a pharmaceutical formulation for gene therapy, which comprises the gene delivery complex as an active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to gene therapy utilizing the gene carrier, the gene delivery complex or the pharmaceutical formulation. The VBPEA of the invention has a significantly high gene delivery rate compared to existing gene carriers and a complex of the VBPEA with DNA has little or no cytotoxicity and shows a very high in vivo transfection efficiency. In addition, a complex of the VBPEA with siRNA shows high gene silencing efficiency and can induce a high rate of cell death and the inhibition of cell proliferation in cancer cells, suggesting that it can be used for anticancer gene therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jong Hoon Chung, Shambhavi Pandey, Pankaj Garg, Pill Hoon Choung
  • Publication number: 20100285582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to various human dental stem cells having a mineralization ability and a method for culturing the same, more precisely postnatal stem cells having a mineralization ability, which are separated from human dental tissues such as dental pulp (DPSCs), periodontal ligament (PDLSCs), periapical follicle (PAFSCs) and mandibular bone marrow (MBMSCs) and a method for culturing the same under the optimum growth conditions. The human dental stem cells of the present invention can be obtained without additional injury as well as new stem cell sources such as teeth extracted from orthodontic purposes, prophylactically extracted nondecayed third molar teeth and discarded bone segments from orthognathic surgery, so that they can be effectively used for regeneration of injured teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Pill-Hoon Choung
  • Patent number: 6332778
    Abstract: An implant provided with a fixture which is fixedly inserted into a socket and an abutment which is coupled to an upper portion of the fixture, characterized in that the fixture comprises a hollow fixture body which a plurality of screw threads are repeatedly formed along the circumference of the outer face thereof, and a partition wall formed with a through hole is integrally formed in an inside wall thereof and divides the inner space of the fixture body into an upper abutment receiving portion and a lower nut receiving portion, and which is formed with at least one slot extended from a lower end of the fixture body to a first position, a screw of which a head portion is caught by the partition wall and positioned at the abutment receiving portion and a body portion is extended through the through hole to a lower portion of the nut receiving portion, and a nut which is fitted to the body potion of the screw and moved upward and downward in the nut receiving portion by the rotation of the screw; wherein the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Pill-Hoon Jung
    Inventor: Pill-Hoon Choung