Patents by Inventor Shann S. Yu

Shann S. Yu 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).

  • LYMPHANGIOGENESIS FOR THERAPEUTIC IMMUNOMODULATION
    Publication number: 20220047700
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions for evoking protective immune responses against pathogen infection or cancer. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions comprise a lymphangiogenesis inducer and an antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Hubbell, Melody A. Swartz, Shann S. Yu, Efthymia Vokali, Manuel Fankhauser, Sachiko Hirosue, Priscilla S. Briquez, Maria Broggi, Lambert Potin, Maria Stella Sasso
  • Copolymers and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9012596
    Abstract: Copolymers, such as block copolymers, having at least one block that is a random copolymer of ?-caprolactone and ?-carboxy-?-caprolactone are described. Also described are methods of using such copolymers, such as, for example, in medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Hak-Joon Sung, Lucas L. Hofmeister, Mukesh Kumer Gupta, Spencer W. Crowder, Shann S. Yu, Angela L. Zachman, Dae Kwang Jung
  • COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140107292
    Abstract: Copolymers, such as block copolymers, having at least one block that is a random copolymer of ?-caprolactone and a-carboxy-s-caprolactone are disclosed. Also described are methods of using such copolymers, such as, for example, in medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hak-Joon Sung, Lucas L. Hofmeister, Mukesh Kumer Gupta, Spencer W. Crowder, Shann S. Yu, Angela L. Zachman, Dae Kwang Jung