Patents by Inventor Z. Robert Zhong

Z. Robert Zhong 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).

  • Method for treating transplant rejection
    Patent number: 7906483
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating transplant rejection in a mammalian transplant recipient are provided. The method involves administering a therapeutically effective amount of Serp-1, its analogs, and biologically active fragments thereof in combination with an anti-rejection agent, such as cyclosporin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a subject in need of such treatment. The compositions and methods are useful for treating acute and chronic allograft and xenograft transplant rejection in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Viron Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Lucas, Z. Robert Zhong, D. Grant McFadden
  • Method for treating transplant rejection
    Publication number: 20090221472
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating transplant rejection in a mammalian transplant recipient are provided. The method involves administering a therapeutically effective amount of Serp-1, its analogs, and biologically active fragments thereof in combination with an anti-rejection agent, such as cyclosporin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a subject in need of such treatment. The compositions and methods are useful for treating acute and chronic allograft and xenograft transplant rejection in mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Alexandra Lucas, Z. Robert Zhong, D. Grant McFadden