Patents by Inventor Yan Ao

Yan Ao 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).

  • SYNTHETIC DIBLOCK COPOLYPEPTIDE HYDROGELS FOR USE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140286865
    Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a composition suitable for administration to the central nervous system (CNS), comprising a block copolypeptide hydrogel, which comprises a biologically active material that is mixed with the hydrogel or that is attached to the polypeptide chain of the hydrogel, wherein the composition is suitable for administration to the CNS. Also disclosed are methods of making and using compositions of the invention as depots or as scaffolds for cell migration, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits for implementing methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Timothy J. Deming, Michael V. Sofroniew, Chu-Ya Yang, BingBing Song, Yan Ao
  • Synthetic diblock copolypeptide hydrogels for use in the central nervous system
    Patent number: 8691204
    Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a composition suitable for administration to the central nervous system (CNS), comprising a block copolypeptide hydrogel, which comprises a biologically active material that is mixed with the hydrogel or that is attached to the polypeptide chain of the hydrogel, wherein the composition is suitable for administration to the CNS. Also disclosed are methods of making and using compositions of the invention as depots or as scaffolds for cell migration, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits for implementing methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Timothy J. Deming, Michael V. Sofroniew, Chu-Ya Yang, BingBing Song, Yan Ao
  • SYNTHETIC DIBLOCK COPOLYPEPTIDE HYDROGELS FOR USE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120093722
    Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a composition suitable for administration to the central nervous system (CNS), comprising a block copolypeptide hydrogel, which comprises a biologically active material that is mixed with the hydrogel or that is attached to the polypeptide chain of the hydrogel, wherein the composition is suitable for administration to the CNS. Also disclosed are methods of making and using compositions of the invention as depots or as scaffolds for cell migration, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits for implementing methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Timothy J. Deming, Michael V. Sofroniew, Chu-Ya Yang, BingBing Song, Yan Ao