Patents by Inventor Shanxiang Zhang

Shanxiang Zhang 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 and reagents for predicting the likelihood of developing short stature caused by FRAXG
    Publication number: 20050112613
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for identifying an infant or child predisposed to develop symptoms of short stature, or an adult capable of genetically transmitting a predisposition to develop short stature to an offspring. The methods comprise analysis of a region of DNA in the genome of a subject located at or near a site called FRAXG on Xp22.1. In one embodiment, the analysis comprises determining the number of (CGG)n/(CCG)n nucleotide triplets within FRAXG. In another embodiment, the analysis comprises determining whether there is hypermethylation within the CpG island encompassing FRAXG. The invention also comprises probes and primers for use in the above analyses, kits containing the probes and/or primers for performing the analyses, and cell lines containing high numbers of (CGG)n/(CCG)n nucleotide triplets within FRAXG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ralf Krahe, Shanxiang Zhang, Albert de la Chapelle
  • Crystal growth apparatus and process
    Patent number: 5169486
    Abstract: A circular crucible for use in VGF and VB methods of crystal growth includes: a seed well, a first transition region, a first stable growth region, a second transition region, and a major growth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Bestal Corporation
    Inventors: Morris S. S. Young, Shanxiang Zhang