Patents by Inventor Wayne C.H. Wang

Wayne C.H. Wang 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 of treating obstructive lung diseases using bitter tastants
    Patent number: 9579315
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for enhancing airway dilation and/or relieving bronchoconstriction, e.g., to treat obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, by administering bitter tastants to subjects in need thereof. Also described herein are methods for identifying compounds that modulate function of bitter tastant receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Stephen B. Liggett, Wayne C. H. Wang, Deepak A. Deshpande
  • METHODS OF TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES USING BITTER TASTANTS
    Publication number: 20130131108
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for enhancing airway dilation and/or relieving bronchoconstriction, e.g., to treat obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, by administering bitter tastants to subjects in need thereof. Also described herein are methods for identifying compounds that modulate function of bitter tastant receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Stephen B. Liggett, Wayne C.H. Wang, Deepak A. Deshpande