Patents by Inventor Zhao Yang Lu

Zhao Yang 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).

  • METHODS FOR PREPARING ACCESSORY CELLS AND USES THEREOF FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED NK CELLS
    Publication number: 20140050710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing accessory cells, said accessory cells may themselves be used for preparing activated NK cells that may be used in various therapeutic protocols (e.g. cancer treatment). More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing an accessory cell comprising the steps consisting of i) providing a cell and ii) inhibiting in said cell the expression of a gene encoding for a Killer-Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor(s) (KIR) ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER I, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHECHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Martin Villalba Gonzalez, Jean-Francois Rossi, Zhao Yang Lu
  • Cell compositions containing macrophages, presenting anti-infectious and hematopoietic properties
    Patent number: 6737051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cell composition containing macrophages, presenting anti-infectious and hematopoietic properties. More particularly, the invention relates to a cell composition containing macrophages, myeloid cells and progenitors; said cell compositions are useful for the restoration of hematopoiesis in an aplasic patient and/or the protection of patients against infectious diseases or against residual tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignees: I.D.M. Immuno-Designed Molecules, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier
    Inventors: Bernard Klein, Zhao Yang Lu, Jacques Bartholeyns