Patents by Inventor Sheau-Ling Lee

Sheau-Ling Lee 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).

  • Structure based discovery of inhibitors of matriptase for the treatment of cancer and other conditions
    Patent number: 6677377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting carcinoma progression wherein matriptase plays a role in a subject in need of such inhibition including administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound comprising two positively charged groups, which are the same or different. The groups are linked by a chemical group having a length of between 5 and 30 A, and preferably between 15 and 24 A. Diagnostic methods based on matriptase action and therapeutic methods involving inhibition of matriptase activity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Chen-Yong Lin, Robert B. Dickson, Shaomeng Wang, Istvan Enyedy, Sheau-Ling Lee
  • Structure based discovery of inhibitors of matriptase for the treatment of cancer and other conditions
    Publication number: 20030092752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting carcinoma progression wherein matriptase plays a role in a subject in need of such inhibition including administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound comprising two positively charged groups, which are the same or different. The groups are linked by a chemical group having a length of between 5 and 30 A, and preferably between 15 and 24 A. Diagnostic methods based on matriptase action and therapeutic methods involving inhibition of matriptase activity are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Chen-Yong Lin, Robert B. Dickson, Shaomeng Wang, Istvan Enyedy, Sheau-Ling Lee