Bing B Hu

US Patent:

20080142382, Jun 19, 2008

Filed:

Dec 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/957480

Inventors:

Bing Hu - Rego Park NY, US

International Classification:

B65D 85/08

US Classification:

206264

Abstract:

The present invention is a cigarette packet with openings on the package to avoid the user from touching the filter end of the cigarette to increase hygiene. Also shown is a package with dual openings to allow a user to open the packet from either end to make it more convenient to open the packet without having to flip the packet to the opening end.

US Patent:

20040157774, Aug 12, 2004

Filed:

Sep 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/671054

Inventors:

Jing Yang - Ambler PA, US
Cailin Chen - New Hope PA, US
Bing Hu - Media PA, US
Patricia Andrade-Gordon - Doylestown PA, US
Robert Jordan - Thornton PA, US

International Classification:

A61K038/17
C07K014/705

US Classification:

514/012000, 530/350000

Abstract:

The present invention provides epitope-tagged mammalian recombinant Growth Arrest Specific Gene 6 (Gas6) proteins or polypeptides that retain their biological activity of Gas6, including a novel method of generating and purifying the aforesaid proteins or polypeptides. Such biolgically active eptitope-tagged Gas6 proteins or polypeptides can be used when the presence of Gas6 is required and/or when Gas6 antagonists and receptors need to be identified. Prior to being expressed from a mammalian cell, the recombinant Gas6 protein or polypeptide is tagged with either Flag or polyhistidine to the C-terminus. After expression, the protein or polypeptide is purified in a single step affinity purification using either anti-Flag antibody resin or nickle resin. The purified epitope-tagged mammalian recombinant Gas6 protein or polypeptide maintains its biological activity and can be used thereafter.