Patents by Inventor Yiran Zheng

Yiran 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).

  • Publication number: 20220251160
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for, inter alia, augmenting cell-based therapies in vivo by repeatedly stimulating target cells of interest over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Yiran ZHENG, Yuan ZHANG, Brandon KWONG
  • Publication number: 20220185860
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Yiran ZHENG, Li TANG
  • Patent number: 11261226
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MITN1)
    Inventors: Darrell J. Irvine, Yiran Zheng, Li Tang
  • Publication number: 20210269500
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Yiran ZHENG, Li TANG
  • Publication number: 20210223251
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of (i) detecting cancer or cancer type in a subject or (ii) simultaneously testing for, or distinguishing between, multiple types of cancer in a subject; methods of screening subjects for a prevalence of cancer type or cancer types; methods of managing a subject with a cancer type; and methods of identifying whether a subject having a cancer type is responding to management of that cancer type; and methods of generating a response profile specific for a cancer type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jackie Y. Ying, Yiran Zheng, Yi Fei Lee
  • Patent number: 11034752
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Darrell J. Irvine, Yiran Zheng, Li Tang
  • Publication number: 20170080104
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Yiran ZHENG, Li Tang
  • Publication number: 20160375149
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for, inter alia, augmenting cell-based therapies in vivo by repeatedly stimulating target cells of interest over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Darrell J. IRVINE, Yiran ZHENG, Yuan ZHANG, Brandon KWONG
  • Publication number: 20140377334
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for, inter alia, augmenting cell-based therapies in vivo by repeatedly stimulating target cells of interest over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Darrell J. Irvine, Yiran Zheng
  • Publication number: 20130267423
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to various peptides and particles, for example, for use in screening of particle- or bead-based peptide libraries. In one aspect, the present invention is generally directed to articles including peptides attached to one or more particles, which may have structures such as (particle)-M-Q-Zn-X-J, (particle)-M-Q-Zn—X1—X2—X3—X4—X5-J, (particle)-M-R—Zn—X1—X2—X3—X4—X5-J, (particle)-M-R—X1—X2—X3—X4—X5Zn-Q-J, (particle)-M-X1—X2—X—3X4—X5—Zn—R-J, etc., where M is a methionine residue, M1 is a cleavable linker residue, Q is a group able to enhance intensity and/or sensitivity of mass spectrometry, X comprises one or more amino acid residues, n is a positive integer, Z is a covalent bond or a spacer, and J is an end-group. In some embodiments, the spacer may comprise a structure such as:(I). Other aspects of the present invention generally relate to methods of using such articles, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Su Seong Lee, Jaehong Lim, Junhoe Cha, Yi Li Ang, Yiran Zheng, Sylvia Tan
  • Patent number: 8026488
    Abstract: A method for positive emission tomography (PET) target image segmentation is provided. The method comprises capturing and digitizing image data of a selected target, determining an initial concentration ratio based on an initial source background ratio and an initial volume estimate of the selected target employing a concentration ratio table, determining a desired threshold from the initial concentration ratio and the initial volume estimate employing a threshold table, and determining a final volume estimate of the selected target based on the determined desired threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Yiran Zheng, Barry W. Wessels
  • Publication number: 20090212225
    Abstract: A method for positive emission tomography (PET) target image segmentation is provided. The method comprises capturing and digitizing image data of a selected target, determining an initial concentration ratio based on an initial source background ratio and an initial volume estimate of the selected target employing a concentration ratio table, determining a desired threshold from the initial concentration ratio and the initial volume estimate employing a threshold table, and determining a final volume estimate of the selected target based on the determined desired threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Yiran Zheng, Barry W. Wessels