Patents by Inventor Sook Peng Yap

Sook Peng Yap 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 for preparing an estrogenic preparation and isolated estrogenic compounds from a plant and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6750248
    Abstract: Methods for preparing an estrogenic preparation and isolating estrogenic compounds from a plant, such as an Epimedium plant, are provided. Also provided are estrogenic compounds from Epimedium plant that have been isolated and characterized, and methods for their use in modulating estrogen receptors and in treating conditions mediated by estrogen receptors, such as menopause and estrogen-dependent cancers. Also provided are preparations from Epimedium that are enriched for estrogenic compounds, and methods for their use in modulating estrogen receptors and preventing and treating conditions that are mediated by estrogen receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Eu Leong Yong, Sook Peng Yap
  • Methods for preparing an estrogenic preparation and isolated estrogenic compounds from a plant and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030170292
    Abstract: Methods for preparing an estrogenic preparation and isolating estrogenic compounds from a plant, such as an Epimedium plant, are provided. Also provided are estrogenic compounds from Epimedium plant that have been isolated and characterized, and methods for their use in modulating estrogen receptors and in treating conditions mediated by estrogen receptors, such as menopause and estrogen-dependent cancers. Also provided are preparations from Epimedium that are enriched for estrogenic compounds, and methods for their use in modulating estrogen receptors and preventing and treating conditions that are mediated by estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Eu Leong Yong, Sook Peng Yap