Patents by Inventor Zung Yoon Yang

Zung Yoon Yang 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: 20230322881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein including an IL15 protein, an IL15 receptor alpha (IL15R?) protein, an Fc domain, and an IL2 protein, and a use thereof, and more specifically, to: a fusion protein including an IL15 protein, an IL15R? protein, an Fc domain, and an IL2 protein; a dimer including the fusion protein; a composition that is for culturing natural killer (NK) cells and includes the fusion protein or dimer; and a method for culturing NK cells. The fusion protein according to the present invention makes it possible to efficiently proliferate and culture NK cells while maintaining the cytolytic activity of the NK cells and promoting the activation of the NK cells when culturing the NK cells, thus making it possible to obtain a large number of NK cells without using feeder cells. Therefore, the fusion protein is useful for the commercialization of NK cells into safe cell therapy agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Myoung Ho JANG, Chun-Pyo HONG, Zung Yoon YANG, Dongwoo KO, June Sub LEE
  • Publication number: 20230014358
    Abstract: Provided is an anticancer agent, comprising, as active ingredients, NK cells and a fusion protein which comprises an IL-2 protein and CD80 protein. In one specific embodiment, a fusion protein comprising a CD80 fragment, an immunoglobulin Fc and an IL-2 variant can activate immunocytes such as natural killer cells. In addition, since cancer can be effectively inhibited when co-administering with natural killer cells, the pharmaceutical composition increases the immune activity in the body so as to be effectively usable for cancer, there by having high industrial applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Myoung Ho JANG, Chun-Pyo HONG, Zung Yoon YANG, Young Jun KOH, June Sub LEE, Young Joo CHOI
  • Patent number: 9452122
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for improving skin conditions, containing the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient. The present invention contains the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient inside a nanoliposome comprising hydrogenated lecithin as a constituent component, and the particle size is 50-250 nm. The composition of the present invention reduces wrinkles and alleviates atopic dermatitis. In addition, the present invention provides a method for improving skin conditions, comprising the step of administering a composition containing the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: JOINT CENTER FOR BIOSCIENCES
    Inventors: Zung Yoon Yang, Byung Hak Yoon, Seung-Hyon Choi
  • Publication number: 20140335155
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for improving skin conditions, containing the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient. The present invention contains the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient inside a nanoliposome comprising hydrogenated lecithin as a constituent component, and the particle size is 50-250 nm. The composition of the present invention reduces wrinkles and alleviates atopic dermatitis. In addition, the present invention provides a method for improving skin conditions, comprising the step of administering a composition containing the extracellular domain of human bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1a as an active ingredient to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: JOINT CENTER FOR BIOSCEINCES
    Inventors: Zung Yoon Yang, Byung Hak Yoon, Seung-Hyon Choi