Patents by Inventor Adriana Heguy

Adriana Heguy 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).

  • CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100119474
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining the likelihood that a smoker will or will not develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by obtaining a sample from the smoker, analyzing the sample for the expression of a set of biomarkers associated with COPD, and comparing the expression pattern determined in the sample with a standard expression pattern to determine the likelihood that the smoker will or will not develop COPD. The invention further provides a composition, a method of treatment, and methods of determining the efficacy of treatment for COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Ronald G. Crystal, Neil R. Hackett, Adriana Heguy, Ben-Gary Harvey, Philip L. Leopold, Ann E. Tilley, Timothy O'Connor