Patents by Inventor Wenchao Lu

Wenchao 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: 20250145890
    Abstract: Provided is a solvent extraction method for a petroleum sludge/oil sand assisted by a particle dispersant, including: mixing a solution dissolved with the particle dispersant and the petroleum sludge/oil sand to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to solvent extraction and separation to obtain a solid phase particle and an oil-carrying liquid phase; wherein the particle dispersant includes one compound selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylic acid, a polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylic acid, and dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid; and a solvent used in the solution dissolved with the particle dispersant comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of cycloalkane and toluene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Shandong University
    Inventors: Dejun SUN, Wenwen DI, Wenchao LU, Jifei HUA, Zhenghe XU
  • Patent number: 12172989
    Abstract: Disclosed is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) inhibitor. Provided are a compound represented by the general formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer, an atropisomer, a racemate, a polymorph, a solvate or an isotope-labeled compound (including deuterium substitution) thereof, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same and use thereof in the treatment of various HAT-related diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA
    Inventors: Bing Zhou, Cheng Luo, Hualiang Jiang, Yaxi Yang, Lianghe Mei, Wenchao Lu, Senhao Xiao, Shijie Chen, Shili Wan, Gang Qiao, Rukang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240360104
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I?), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV), Formula (V), Formula (VI), Formula (VII), or Formula (VIII) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, or prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive compounds or compositions for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, such as carcinoma, sarcoma, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, skin cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting a TEAD transcription factors (e.g., TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Tinghu Zhang, Mengyang Fan, Jianwei Che, Wenchao Lu, Sirano Dhe-Paganon, Nicholas Paul Kwiatkowski
  • Publication number: 20240124406
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I?), Formula (I?), Formula (I), Formula (II?), and Formula (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods, uses, and kits involving the disclosed compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers), inflammatory diseases (e.g., fibrosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., sclerosis)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD, such as TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) and/or inhibiting the transcription of a gene (e.g., a gene controlled or regulated by a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD)) in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Tinghu Zhang, Nicholas Paul Kwiatkowski, Mengyang Fan, Jianwei Che, Wenchao Lu
  • Publication number: 20230192607
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of (I-A), (I-B), or (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, poly-morphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods, uses, and kits involving the inventive compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers), inflammatory diseases (e.g., fibrosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., sclerosis)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD, such as TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) and/or inhibiting the transcription of a gene (e.g., a gene controlled or regulated by a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD)) in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Tinghu Zhang, Jianwei Che, Nicholas Paul Kwiatkowski, Mengyang Fan, Wenchao LU
  • Publication number: 20220002278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) inhibitor. Provided are a compound represented by the general formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer, an atropisomer, a racemate, a polymorph, a solvate or an isotope-labeled compound (including deuterium substitution) thereof, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same and use thereof in the treatment of various HAT-related diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Bing Zhou, Cheng Luo, Hualiang Jiang, Yaxi Yang, Lianghe Mei, Wenchao Lu, Senhao Xiao, Shijie Chen, Shili Wan, Gang Qiao, Rukang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210101891
    Abstract: Disclosed is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) inhibitor. Provided are a compound represented by the general formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer, an atropisomer, a racemate, a polymorph, a solvate or an isotope-labeled compound (including deuterium substitution) thereof, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same and use thereof in the treatment of various HAT-related diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Bing Zhou, Cheng Luo, Hualiang Jiang, Yaxi Yang, Lianghe Mei, Wenchao Lu, Senhao Xiao, Shijie Chen, Shili Wan, Gang Qiao, Rukang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130345309
    Abstract: Malic acid-enriched plant extracts useful as food additives are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: EPC (Beijing) Natural Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingang Shi, Wenchao Lu
  • Publication number: 20130296432
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are benzoic acid-enriched plant extracts and uses thereof Specifically, benzoic acid-enriched plant extracts free of toxic substances and organic solvents and use thereof are disclosed. More specifically, a benzoic acid-enriched lingonberry extract free of toxic substances and organic solvents and its use as a preservative is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: EPC (Beijing) Natural Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingang Shi, Wenchao Lu, Feng Sun