Patents by Inventor Shaun Ainsworth

Shaun Ainsworth 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).

  • Use of anticoagulants in the polymerase chain reaction
    Patent number: 11352663
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and kit for preventing inhibition of a thermal cycling reaction by protein coagulation in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Genedrive Diagnostics Ltd
    Inventors: Shaun Ainsworth, Ben Cobb, Gino Miele
  • USE OF ANTICOAGULANTS IN THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
    Publication number: 20200024645
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and kit for preventing inhibition of a thermal cycling reaction by protein coagulation in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Ainsworth, Ben Cobb, Gino Miele
  • SECRETED FXYD PROTEINS EXPRESSED IN RESPONSE TO EPITHELIAL TISSUE DAMAGE, AND USES THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20120183562
    Abstract: Secreted FXYD family proteins are expressed by intestinal mucosa and/or associated tissues to regulate cell production in intestinal crypts in response to tissue damage. Such tissue damage may arise from disease, exposure to injurious chemicals (e.g., due to poisoning, chemotherapy, chemical weapons), or exposure to injurious radiation (e.g., due to nuclear power accidents, radiological weapons, radiation therapy). Because these proteins are secreted in response to epithelial tissue damage, some of them are implicated in tissue repair response or an inflammatory response which prolongs or exacerbates the tissue damage. Examples of these proteins include FXYD 3, FXYD 4, and FXYD 5. Diagnostic methods based upon the role of the FXYD proteins in epithelial tissue damage are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Epistem Limited
    Inventors: Gerard Brady, Shaun Ainsworth, Patricia Hurley, Christopher Potten, Jeffrey Moore