Patents by Inventor Yingcong Zheng

Yingcong Zheng 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).

  • Ligand gated ion channels from
    Patent number: 8163877
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaricides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA MOLECULES ENCODING LIGAND GATED ION CHANNELS FROM DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS
    Publication number: 20100184064
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaricides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA molecules encoding ligand gated ion channels from
    Patent number: 7655440
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA molecules encoding ligand gated ion channels from
    Patent number: 7645867
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA MOLECULES ENCODING LIGAND GATED ION CHANNELS FROM DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS
    Publication number: 20080103291
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Doris Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA MOLECULES ENCODING LIGAND GATED ION CHANNELS FROM DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS
    Publication number: 20080102489
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Doris Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA molecules encoding ligand gated ion channels from
    Patent number: 7267964
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Merial Limited
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
  • DNA molecules encoding ligand-gated ion channels from
    Patent number: 7244586
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Drosophila melanogaster ligand-gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding Drosophila ligand-gated ion channel proteins, substantially purified forms of associated Drosophila ligand-gated ion channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Drosophila melanogaster ligand-gated ion channel proteins, which will be useful as insecticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Birgit Priest, Jeffrey Yuan, Yingcong Zheng
  • GABA-gated chloride channels
    Patent number: 7220832
    Abstract: The present invention features Dermacentor variabilis GABA-gated chloride channel polypeptides and nucleic acids, and uses of such polypeptides and nucleic acids. D. variabilis is a widely distributed tick associated with different diseases. A preferred use of the present invention is to obtain compounds for preventing or treating a tick infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc
    Inventors: Yingcong Zheng, Doris F. Cully, Steve W. Ludmerer
  • Dna molecules encoding ligand-gated ion channels from drosophila melanogaster
    Publication number: 20050261487
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Drosophila melanogaster ligand-gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding Drosophila ligand-gated ion channel proteins, substantially purified forms of associated Drosophila ligand-gated ion channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Drosophila melanogaster ligand-gated ion channel proteins, which will be useful as insecticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Doris Cully, Birgit Priest, Jeffrey Yuan, Yingcong Zheng
  • DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS GABA-GATED CHLORIDE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20030208041
    Abstract: The present invention features Dermacentor variabilis GABA-gated chloride channel polypeptides and nucleic acids, and uses of such polypeptides and nucleic acids. D. variabilis is a widely distributed tick associated with different diseases. A preferred use of the present invention is to obtain compounds for preventing or treating a tick infestation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Yingcong Zheng, Doris F. Cully, Steve W. Ludmerer
  • Dna molecules encoding ligand gated ion channels from dermacentor variabilis
    Publication number: 20030096984
    Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng