Patents by Inventor Wanggui YANG

Wanggui YANG 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).

  • Imaging beta-amyloid peptides and inhibition of beta-amyloid peptide aggregation
    Patent number: 9156814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of detecting and monitoring aggregation of beta-amyloid peptides which are associated with neurodegenerative diseases as well as treating and/or preventing the neurodegenerative diseases by using carbazole-based fluorophores. In particular, the present invention provides methods for labeling and imaging the beta-amyloid (A?) peptides, oligomers, and fibrils in vitro and/or in vivo, as well as treating and/or preventing Alzheimer's disease by using the carbazole-based fluorophores of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wanggui Yang, Yi Wong, Olivia T. W. Ng, Hung Wing Li, Ken K. L. Yung, Daniel W. J. Kwong, Ricky M. S. Wong
  • Imaging Beta-Amyloid Peptides and Inhibition of Beta-Amyloid Peptide Aggregation
    Publication number: 20120269738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of detecting and monitoring aggregation of beta-amyloid peptides which are associated with neurodegenerative diseases as well as treating and/or preventing the neurodegenerative diseases by using carbazole-based fluorophores. In particular, the present invention provides methods for labeling and imaging the beta-amyloid (A?) peptides, oligomers, and fibrils in vitro and/or in vivo, as well as treating and/or preventing Alzheimer's disease by using the carbazole-based fluorophores of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Hong Kong Baptist University
    Inventors: Wanggui YANG, Yi WONG, Olivia T. W. NG, Hung Wing LI, Ken K. L. YUNG, Daniel W. J. KWONG, Ricky M. S. WONG