Patents by Inventor Amanda A. Ford

Amanda A. Ford 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).

  • Breast cancer associated nucleic acid sequences and their associated proteins
    Patent number: 6482600
    Abstract: This invention relates to the discovery of the association of certain nucleic acid sequences and proteins with breast cancer, the use of such sequences as a diagnostic indicator and treatments based on the association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: LifeSpan BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenna C. Burmer, Joseph P. Brown, Amanda A. Ford
  • Methods of measuring gene expression using wax-embedded tissue specimens
    Patent number: 6183995
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for the isolation of complete representation of cellular messenger ribonucleic acid from wax-embedded tissue samples. Expression of genes of interest can thus be fortuitously determined and cDNA probes can be readily developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: LifeSpan BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenna C. Burmer, Amanda A. Ford, Joseph P. Brown