Patents by Inventor Weili Yan

Weili Yan 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).

  • Patent number: 11911359
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antigens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: PDS Biotechnology Corporation
    Inventors: Weihsu Chen, Weili Yan, Kenya Johnson, Gregory Conn, Frank Bedu-Addo, Leaf Huang
  • Publication number: 20230072591
    Abstract: Aspects concern service pricing device, comprising a receiving unit configured to receive service orders over a communication network from a plurality of customers requesting a service from a service provider in a predetermined area and in a time period; an allocation unit configured to determine a current allocation rate of received service orders among a plurality of service contractors and to allocate received service orders to the plurality of service contractors; and a pricing unit configured for determining a current price for a service order received in the time period for the predetermined area based on the current allocation rate of service orders and a predetermined allocation rate of service orders for the plurality of service contractors, and a notification unit configured to provide the current price of the service over the communication network to the plurality of customers and to the plurality of service contractors such that a service order for the predetermine area and in the time period is f
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Weili YAN, Wentong LI
  • Publication number: 20220383349
    Abstract: A method for partitioning a geographic area, including: partitioning the geographic area into geographic units; for each respective geographic unit: determining, a central location of the respective geographic unit; determining, an aggregate demand location of the respective geographic unit based on pick-up locations in the respective geographic unit in a time period; determining, an aggregate supply location of the respective geographic unit based on provider locations when responding to requests having pick-up locations in the respective geographic unit in said time period; for each respective pair of geographic units, determining, among a plurality of the geographic units, a connection strength between the respective pair based on distance metrics between the respective pair, where the distance metrics are determined based on the central locations, the aggregate supply locations, and the aggregate demand locations of the respective pair in said time period; and assigning each respective geographic unit to
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Weili YAN, Wentong LI, Chen WANG
  • Publication number: 20220031650
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Weihsu Chen, Weili Yan, Kenya Johnson, Gregory Conn, Frank Bedu-Addo, Leaf Huang
  • Publication number: 20210346333
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antiigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Weihsu Chen, Weili Yan, Kenya Johnson, Gregory Conn, Frank Bedu-Addo, Leaf Huang
  • Publication number: 20150093410
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Weihsu CHEN, Weili YAN, Kenya JOHNSON, Gregory CONN, Frank BEDU-ADDO, Leaf HUANG
  • Patent number: 8877206
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antigens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: PDS Biotechnology Corporation
    Inventors: Weihsu Chen, Weili Yan, Kenya Toney, Gregory Conn, Frank Bedu-Addo, Leaf Huang
  • Publication number: 20110305769
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cationic lipid for the delivery of oligonucleotides and methods of modulating an expression of a targeted gene using the nanoparticle compositions. In particular, the invention relates to cholesterol and its derivatives having multiple positively charged moieties via branching spacers, and nanoparticle compositions of oligonucleotides encapsulated in a mixture of a cationic lipid, a fusogenic lipid and a PEG lipid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Weili Yan, Lianjun Shi, Dechun Wu
  • Publication number: 20110305770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer conjugated releasable lipids and nanoparticle compositions containing the same for the delivery of nucleic acids and methods of modulating gene expression using the same. In particular, this invention relates to releasable polymeric lipids containing an acid-labile linker based on a ketal or acetal-containing linker, or an imine-containing linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Weili Yan, Lianjun Shi, Dechun Wu
  • Publication number: 20110229581
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to releasable cationic lipids and nanoparticle compositions for the delivery of nucleic acids and methods of modulating an expression of a target gene using the same. In particular, the invention relates to cationic lipids including an acid labile linker, and nanoparticle compositions containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Weili Yan, Lianjun Shi, Dechun Wu, Maksim Royzen
  • Publication number: 20110223257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to releasable fusogenic lipids and nanoparticle compositions containing the same for the delivery of oligonucleotides and methods of modulating gene expression using the same. In particular, this invention relates to releasable fusogenic lipids containing an imine linker and a zwitterionic moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Weili Yan, Lianjun Shi, Dechun Wu, Maksim Royzen
  • Publication number: 20090017057
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weihsu Chen, Weili Yan, Kenya Toney, Gregory Conn, Frank Bedu-Addo, Leaf Huang