Patents by Inventor Tao Zu

Tao Zu 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).

  • NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION-ASSOCIATED POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120094299
    Abstract: Isolated polypeptides that are endogenously expressed from nucleotide repeat expansions are disclosed. In some cases, the polypeptides include polypeptide repeats. In some cases, the polypeptide repeats include at least five contiguous repeats of a single amino acid. In other cases, the repeats include at least six contiguous amino acids of a tetra- or penta-amino acid repeat block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Laura P.W. Ranum, Tao Zu