Patents by Inventor Ruhong Zhou

Ruhong Zhou 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: 11786525
    Abstract: A high-efficiency anti-tumor nano-drug delivery system containing hydralazine (hydralazine-nanoparticles abbreviated as H-NPs) is provided. The drug delivery system takes hydralazine and doxorubicin combined by a ?-? bond as a hydrophobic core and takes dextran as a hydrophilic shell. The high-effective anti-tumor nano-drug delivery system containing hydralazine can increase the vascular permeability and blood perfusion of the tumor site, improve the enrichment and penetration of nanoparticles in the tumor, reduce tumor hypoxia, increase the sensitivity of the tumor to a chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, and significantly improve its anti-tumor effect by expanding the tumor blood vessels and regulating tumor microenvironment (TME).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY ZHE JIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ruhong Zhou, Lianxue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220249548
    Abstract: Application of carbon-based nanomaterial in the preparation of drug for alleviating or treating HD. The carbon-based nanomaterial was prepared from the vitamin or quasi-vitamins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Zaixing YANG, Xiuhua YIN, Zhenhui KANG, Ruhong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220230702
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for executing a computation task in a molecular dynamic simulation includes identifying a bonding target on a ligand; constructing a protein structure; rendering an image of the ligand; subsampling data pertaining to the constructed protein structure and the image of the ligand at a particular frequency; rendering a two-dimensional image of the constructed protein structure relative to the ligand from a plurality of viewpoints; computing optical flows of the protein structure relative to the ligand based on the two-dimensional image; analyzing the optical flows to determine a displacement of atoms; simulating a binding state outcome of the protein structure relative to the ligand for each of the plurality of viewpoints; and predicting a probability of the protein structure binding with the ligand, based on the predicted binding state outcome for each of the plurality of viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Giacomo Domeniconi, Leili Zhang, Guojing Cong, Chih-Chieh Yang, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220115086
    Abstract: Altering protein-ligand structures by generating molecular trajectory data for a protein-ligand structure, determining a molecular level binding affinity according to the molecular trajectory data, determining an atom level binding affinity for a first atom of the protein-ligand structure according to the molecular trajectory data, determining a correlation between the atom level and the molecular level binding affinities, and altering the protein-ligand structure according to the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Giacomo Domeniconi, Leili Zhang, Guojing Cong, Chih-Chieh Yang, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 10281428
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9995710
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170067853
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: BINQUAN LUAN, RUHONG ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9588080
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9541541
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged molecule to pass but to block a protein molecule attached to a ligand connecting to the charged molecule, the opening being filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged molecule through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged molecules passing into the opening. The current changes are employed to trigger a bias field increase to cause separation between the ligand and the protein to infer an interaction strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9534253
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9528153
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9518294
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9428804
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9428803
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160238559
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: BINQUAN LUAN, RUHONG ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9372171
    Abstract: A nanosensor for detecting molecule characteristics includes a membrane having an opening configured to permit a charged carbon nanotube to pass but to block a molecule attached to the carbon nanotube. The opening is filled with an electrolytic solution. An electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field relative to the opening to drive the charged carbon nanotubes through the opening. A sensor circuit is coupled to the electric field generator to sense current changes due to charged carbon nanotubes passing into the opening, and to bias the electric field generator to determine a critical voltage related to a force of separation between the carbon nanotube and the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Patent number: 9311360
    Abstract: A method for associating data with a target biological sequence includes identifying, in a network, one or more references to data, where the data has a relevance level greater than a predetermined threshold. The method includes associating the one or more references to one or more probe sequences corresponding to a segment of a biological sequence to which the data pertains The one or more probe sequences are ranked based on one or more criteria and the probe sequences are assigned a level of affinity to a segment of the target biological sequence based at least on the ranking of each reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Jacinta M. Wubben, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150159209
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150153309
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150153305
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ratcheting a double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is driven into a Y-channel of a membrane by a first voltage pulse. The Y-channel includes a stem and branches, and the branches are connected to the stem at a junction. The double strand molecule is slowed at the junction of the Y-channel based on the first voltage pulse being weaker than a force required to break a base pair of the double strand molecule. The double strand molecule is split into a first single strand and a second single strand by driving the double strand molecule into the junction of the Y-channel at a second voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Binquan Luan, Ruhong Zhou