Patents by Inventor SoonPin Yei

SoonPin Yei 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).

  • Compositions as adjuvants to improve immune responses to vaccines and methods of use
    Publication number: 20050276756
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions containing an antigen and a TIM targeting molecule. The invention additionally provides a TIM targeting molecule conjugate, for example, a TIM targeting molecule targeted to a therapeutic or diagnostic moiety. The invention additionally provides methods of using such compositions. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of stimulating an immune response in an individual by administering a composition comprising an antigen and a TIM targeting molecule in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of stimulating an immune response in an individual by administering an antigen and a TIM targeting molecule, which can be administered together in a single composition or separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: William Hoo, Eric Jensen, Thomas Moll, Dennis Carlo, Brian Helmich, Soonpin Yei, Jayant Thatte
  • Gene functional analysis and discovery using randomized or target-specific ribozyme gene vector libraries
    Publication number: 20040096818
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hairpin ribozyme library having a randomized recognition sequence, packaged in a vector and operably linked to a promoter suitable for high level expression in a wide variety of cells. The invention comprises using the library in a variety of selection protocols for identifying, isolating and characterizing known or unknown target RNAs, to reveal the phenotypic effects of such cleavage, and to identify the gene products that produce those phenotypic effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Immusol, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jack R. Barber, Peter Welch, Soonpin Yei, Richard Tritz
  • Gene functional analysis and discovery using randomized or target-specific ribozyme gene vector libraries
    Patent number: 6605429
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hairpin ribozyme library having a randomized recognition sequence, packaged in a vector and operably linked to a promoter suitable for high level expression in a wide variety of cells. The invention comprises using the library in a variety of selection protocols for identifying, isolating and characterizing known or unknown target RNAs, to reveal the phenotypic effects of such cleavage, and to identify the gene products that produce those phenotypic effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Immusol, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jack R. Barber, Peter Welch, Soonpin Yei, Richard Tritz
  • Hepatitis C Virus ribozymes
    Patent number: 6458567
    Abstract: This invention provides ribozymes useful to treat or prevent Hepatitis C Virus (“HCV”) infection or disease in an organism or subject, as well as methods of treating an HCV infection or disease. Reagents such as vectors, host cells, DNA molecules coding for these ribozymes usefull in methods of treatment and prevention of HCV infection or disease are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Immusol, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack R. Barber, Peter J. Welch, Richard Tritz, SoonPin Yei, Mang Yu
  • Hepatitis C virus ribozymes
    Patent number: 6043077
    Abstract: This invention provides ribozymes useful to treat or prevent Hepatitis C Virus ("HCV") infection or disease in an organism or subject, as well as methods of treating an HCV infection or disease. Reagents such as vectors, host cells, DNA molecules coding for these ribozymes useful in methods of treatment and prevention of HCV infection or disease are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Immusol Inc.
    Inventors: Jack R. Barber, Peter J. Welch, Richard Tritz, SoonPin Yei, Mang Yu