Patents Assigned to Stoecker & Associates, a subsidiary of The Dermatology Center, LLC
  • Immunoassay for venom detection including noninvasive sample collection
    Patent number: 8426154
    Abstract: Methods and immunoassays for diagnosing a bite or sting of a venomous organism in a patient having symptoms consistent with such a bite or sting are provided. A sample of venom is collected from the area of the suspected bite or sting using a swab and then contacted with an antibody that specifically binds to an antigenic site on venom present in the sample. Binding is then detected. The invention is illustrated by examples showing diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite, distinguishing it from other diagnoses with which it is often confused. This extremely sensitive test can detect venom antigens down to about 20 picograms even after the sample has been shipped and stored for periods of up to three weeks during the summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: SpiderTech, a Division of Stoecker & Associates, a Subsidiary of The Dermatology Center, LLC., The Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Technology Transfer, The Curators of the University of Missouri, University Hall, The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Intellectual Property Law
    Inventors: William V. Stoecker, Hernan F. Gomez, Jonathan A. Green, David L. McGlasson
  • IMMUNOASSAY FOR VENOM DETECTION INCLUDING NONINVASIVE SAMPLE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20100196938
    Abstract: Methods and immunoassays for diagnosing a bite or sting of a venomous organism in a patient having symptoms consistent with such a bite or sting are provided. A sample of venom is collected from the area of the suspected bite or sting using a swab and then contacted with an antibody that specifically binds to an antigenic site on venom present in the sample. Binding is then detected. The invention is illustrated by examples showing diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite, distinguishing it from other diagnoses with which it is often confused. This extremely sensitive test can detect venom antigens down to about 20 picograms even after the sample has been shipped and stored for periods of up to three weeks during the summer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicants: SPIDERTECH, A DIVISION OF STOECKER & ASSOCIATES, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE DERMATOLOGY CENTER, LLC, THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: William V. Stoecker, Hernan F. Gomez, Jonathan A. Green, David L. McGlasson
  • Automatic detection of critical dermoscopy features for malignant melanoma diagnosis
    Patent number: 7689016
    Abstract: Improved methods for computer-aided analysis of identifying features of skin lesions from digital images of the lesions are provided. Improved preprocessing of the image that 1) eliminates artifacts that occlude or distort skin lesion features and 2) identifies groups of pixels within the skin lesion that represent features and/or facilitate the quantification of features are provided including improved digital hair removal algorithms. Improved methods for analyzing lesion features are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Stoecker & Associates, a subsidiary of The Dermatology Center, LLC, The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: William V. Stoecker, Randy H. Moss, R. Joe Stanley, Xiaohe Chen, Kapil Gupta, Bijaya Shrestha, Pavani Jella
  • IMMUNOASSAY FOR VENOM DETECTION INCLUDING NONINVASIVE SAMPLE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20070141626
    Abstract: Methods and immunoassays for diagnosing a bite or sting of a venomous organism in a patient having symptoms consistent with such a bite or sting are provided. A sample of venom is collected from the area of the suspected bite or sting using a swab and then contacted with an antibody that specifically binds to an antigenic site on venom present in the sample. Binding is then detected. The invention is illustrated by examples showing diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite, distinguishing it from other diagnoses with which it is often confused. This extremely sensitive test can detect venom antigens down to about 20 picograms even after the sample has been shipped and stored for periods of up to three weeks during the summer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicants: SpiderTech, a division of Stoecker & Associates, a Subsidiary of The Dermatology Center, LLC, The Curators of the University of Missouri, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: William Stoecker, Hernan Gomez, Jonathan Green, David McGlasson
  • AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF CRITICAL DERMOSCOPY FEATURES FOR MALIGNANT MELANOMA DIAGNOSIS
    Publication number: 20060269111
    Abstract: Improved methods for computer-aided analysis of identifying features of skin lesions from digital images of the lesions are provided. Improved preprocessing of the image that 1) eliminates artifacts that occlude or distort skin lesion features and 2) identifies groups of pixels within the skin lesion that represent features and/or facilitate the quantification of features are provided including improved digital hair removal algorithms. Improved methods for analyzing lesion features are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Stoecker & Associates, a Subsidiary of The Dermatology Center, LLC
    Inventors: William Stoecker, Randy Moss, R. Stanley, Xiaohe Chen, Kapil Gupta, Ravirala Narayana, Bijaya Shrestha, Pavani Jella