Patents by Inventor Wei-Cheng Lu

Wei-Cheng Lu 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).

  • Publication number: 20180002685
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-?-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-?-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: George GEORGIOU, Everett STONE, Wei-Cheng LU
  • Patent number: 9624484
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-?-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-?-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: George Georgiou, Everett Stone, Wei-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20170044514
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-?-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-?-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: George GEORGIOU, Everett STONE, Wei-Cheng LU
  • Patent number: 9481877
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-?-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-?-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: George Georgiou, Everett Stone, Wei-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20160058845
    Abstract: Methods and compositions related to the use of a protein with kynureninase activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified kynureninase capable of degrading kynurenine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with kynurenine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: George GEORGIOU, Everett STONE, Nicholas MARSHALL, John BLAZECK, Wei-Cheng LU
  • Publication number: 20150064159
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to the engineering of an improved protein with methionine-?-lyase enzyme activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified cystathionine-?-lyase (CGL) comprising one or more amino acid substitutions and capable of degrading methionine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with methionine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: George GEORGIOU, Everett STONE, Wei-Cheng LU
  • Patent number: 8897521
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultrasound image registration apparatus and a method thereof suitable for registering two ultrasound images partially overlapped with each other. The apparatus comprises: a first-stage image-developing processing module, a second-stage image-developing processing module and a registration module. The first-stage image-developing processing module performs beam-forming processing on two ultrasound images so as to generate two raw images. The second-stage image-developing processing module connects the first-stage module for performing envelope detection processing and compression processing on the raw images so as to generate two developed ultrasound images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lu, Guo-Zua Wu
  • Publication number: 20130111278
    Abstract: A hardware phase shift correction method for a multi-channel apparatus is provided. The method includes the following steps. A multi-channel apparatus including a plurality of analog circuits is provided, wherein the multi-channel apparatus transmits an analog signal and receives an echo signal. In a receiving path test mode, a plurality of first test signals are received. The first test signals are enabled to pass through a receiving path of the multi-channel apparatus, and converted to a plurality of test data. In response to the test data corresponding to the first test signals, phase shift correction for the channels is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Fu-Chiang Jan, Wei-Cheng Lu, Chih-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20130044929
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultrasound image registration apparatus and a method thereof suitable for registering two ultrasound images partially overlapped with each other. The apparatus comprises: a first-stage image-developing processing module, a second-stage image-developing processing module and a registration module. The first-stage image-developing processing module performs beam-forming processing on two ultrasound images so as to generate two raw images. The second-stage image-developing processing module connects the first-stage module for performing envelope detection processing and compression processing on the raw images so as to generate two developed ultrasound images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lu, Guo-Zua Wu