Patents by Inventor Shyh-Horng Chiou

Shyh-Horng Chiou 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).

  • URINARY sCD14 AS A BIOMARKER FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
    Publication number: 20130337476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for the detection or preliminary screening of coronary artery disease, including: obtaining a urine sample from a human subject suspected of having coronary artery disease; detecting a level of sCD14 in the urine sample from the human subject suspected of having coronary artery disease; and comparing the detected level of sCD14 in the urine sample with a predetermined standard, wherein the level of sCD14 in the urine sample from the human subject suspected of having coronary artery disease greater than the predetermined standard is indicative of the presence of coronary artery disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Min-Yi Lee, Shyh-Horng Chiou, Wen-Jen Chen
  • LONGEVITY-PROMOTING EFFECTS OF ACETIC ACID AND REISHI POLYSACCHARIDE
    Publication number: 20090280062
    Abstract: A composition of acetic acid and a composition of acetic acid and RF3 effecting expression of DAF-16 in C. elegans, wherein the at least acetic acid and the RF3 polysaccharide is effective to increase the life-span of C. elegans or humans. A method of regulating DAF-16 expression, comprising: administering a composition comprising at least acetic acid and RF3 polysaccharide; providing the composition to at least one receptor on a surface of a cell; causing an increase in expression of DAF-16. A method for screening a series of compounds or constituents parts of compounds including some antioxidant vitamins, traditional herb medicines, and vinegars using C. elegans as a live organism model to examine to determine if they have an impact the lifespan of C. elegans and the underlying mechanism(s) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Chi-Huey Wong, Ming-Hong Chuang, Wen-Bin Yang, Shyh-Horng Chiou
  • Fibrinogenolytic proteases with thrombolytic and antihypertensive activities from Taiwan habu: medical application and novel process of expression and production
    Publication number: 20040266995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing highly purified proteases. The invention further provides the use of such purified proteases in treating cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, stroke and thrombosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Academia Sinica
    Inventor: Shyh-Horng Chiou
  • Fibrinogenolytic proteases with thrombolytic and antihypertensive activities: medical application and novel process of expression and production
    Patent number: 6630139
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing highly purified proteases. The invention further provides the use of such purified proteases in treating cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, stroke and thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventor: Shyh-Horng Chiou
  • Fibrinogenolytic proteases with thrombolytic and antihypertensive activities: medical application and novel process of expression and production
    Publication number: 20030039644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing highly purified proteases. The invention further provides the use of such purified proteases in treating cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, stroke and thrombosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Academia Sinica
    Inventor: Shyh-Horng Chiou