Patents by Inventor Zhenya Ni

Zhenya Ni 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).

  • Patent number: 11370825
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, a modified form of CD16, genetically-modified cells that express the modified CD16, and methods that involve the genetically-modified cells. The modified form of CD16 can exhibit increased anti-tumor and/or anti-viral activity due, at least in part, to reduced susceptibility to ADAM17-mediated shedding upon NK cell stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Bruce Kenneth Walcheck, Dan Samuel Kaufman, Jianming Wu, Yawu Jing, Zhenya Ni
  • Publication number: 20210332103
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, a modified form of CD16, genetically-modified cells that express the modified CD16, and methods that involve the genetically-modified cells. The modified form of CD16 can exhibit increased anti-tumor and/or anti-viral activity due, at least in part, to reduced susceptibility to ADAM17-mediated shedding upon NK cell stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce Kenneth Walcheck, Dan Samuel Kaufman, Jianming Wu, Yawu Jing, Zhenya Ni
  • Publication number: 20200017570
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, a modified form of CD16, genetically-modified cells that express the modified CD16, and methods that involve the genetically-modified cells. The modified form of CD16 can exhibit increased anti-tumor and/or anti-viral activity due, at least in part, to reduced susceptibility to ADAM17-mediated shedding upon NK cell stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Bruce Kenneth Walcheck, Dan Samuel Kaufman, Jianming Wu, Yawu Jing, Zhenya Ni
  • Patent number: 10464989
    Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, a modified form of CD 16, genetically-modified cells that express the modified CD 16, and methods that involve the genetically-modified cells. The modified form of CD 16 can exhibit increased anti-tumor and/or anti- viral activity due, at least in part, to reduced susceptibility to ADAM17-mediated shedding upon NK cell stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Bruce Kenneth Walcheck, Dan Samuel Kaufman, Jianming Wu, Yawu Jing, Zhenya Ni