Patents by Inventor Tony Tam

Tony Tam 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).

  • Variant activin receptor polypeptides and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8999917
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Huiquan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou, John Lu
  • VARIANT ACTIVIN RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140348827
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Huiquan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Isolated Nucleic Acid Molecules Encoding Variant Activin Receptor Polypeptides
    Publication number: 20140194355
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding variant activin receptor polypeptides
    Patent number: 8716459
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • VARIANT ACTIVIN RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130288983
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Huiquan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou, John Lu
  • Variant activin receptor polypeptides and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8501678
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou, John Lu
  • Stabilized activin IIB receptor polypeptides and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8410043
    Abstract: The present invention provides stabilized activin IIB receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the stabilized polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting diseases and metabolic disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Mark Leo Michaels, Thomas C. Boone, Rohini Deshpande, Yue-Sheng Li, Hq Han
  • VARIANT ACTIVIN RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120328595
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou, John Lu
  • VARIANT ACTIVIN RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20110183897
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, HQ Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Variant activin receptor polypeptides
    Patent number: 7947646
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Cooking appliance with removable cooking surface
    Patent number: 7872213
    Abstract: An electric cooking appliance having a removable food support member and a base that supports a heating element and the food support member is provided. The appliance includes a plurality of handles that selectively engage the food support member to secure it to the base. The cooking appliance allows for cooking of foods on a cooking surface of the food support member and removing the food support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin De Leon, Richard I Skoglund, Lao Shun Man, Hoi Sun Tony Tam, Tsang Chi Sheung, Kwun Wai Waiman Yeung
  • STABILIZED RECEPTOR POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100168020
    Abstract: The present invention provides stabilized activin IIB receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the stabilized polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting diseases and metabolic disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Mark Leo Michaels, Thomas C. Boone, Rohini Deshpande, Yue-Sheng Li, Hq Han
  • Variant activin receptor polypeptides and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20090227497
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Han Hq, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Device having rotatable head
    Patent number: 5372420
    Abstract: A device comprising a housing including first and second housing members. The first housing member is selectively rotatable relative to the second housing member between first and second operating positions. The longitudinal axis of the first housing member is disposed at a substantially 90.degree. angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the first housing member when in the first operating position. The longitudinal axis of the first housing member is disposed substantially coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the second housing member when in the second operating position. An actuator includes a locking arm selectively engagable with the first housing member for retaining the member in a selected operating position when in engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Van Deursen, Tony Tam, Daniel Kwok