Patents by Inventor Yaoping Lu

Yaoping 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).

  • Caffeine salt complexes and methods for using the same in the prevention or treatment of cancer
    Patent number: 8029770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a caffeine salt complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in methods for preventing or treating cancer or solar dermatitis. Methods for inducing apoptosis or inhibiting proliferation in a cancer cell or cell which as UVB-induced DNA damage using a caffeine salt complex or methylated xanthine are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University
    Inventors: Yaoping Lu, Allan H. Conney, YouRong Lou
  • Caffeine salt complexes and methods for using the same in the prevention or treatment of cancer
    Publication number: 20090162299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a caffeine salt complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in methods for preventing or treating cancer or solar dermatitis. Methods for inducing apoptosis or inhibiting proliferation in a cancer cell or cell which as UVB-induced DNA damage using a caffeine salt complex or methylated xanthine are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Yaoping Lu, Allan H. Conney, YouRong Lou
  • Caffeine salt complexes and methods for using the same in the prevention or treatment of cancer
    Publication number: 20050207998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a caffeine salt complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in methods for preventing or treating cancer or solar dermatitis. Methods for inducing apoptosis or inhibiting proliferation in a cancer cell or cell which as UVB-induced DNA damage using a caffeine salt complex or methylated xanthine are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Yaoping Lu, Allan Conney, YouRong Lou