Patents by Inventor Yeawon Kim

Yeawon Kim 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).

  • Compositions and methods for treating and preventing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated kidney diseases
    Patent number: 11129871
    Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods and compositions to treat or prevent an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated kidney disease in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an ER calcium channel stabilizing agent or an ER stress modulating agent (e.g., mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF), compound K201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Ying Chen, Fumihiko Urano, Yeawon Kim, Sun-Ji Park
  • Methods of detecting biomarkers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney diseases
    Patent number: 10156564
    Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods of detecting biomarkers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney diseases. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides for a method of treating an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated kidney disease in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Ying Chen, Yeawon Kim