Patents by Inventor Asif Naeem Butt

Asif Naeem Butt 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).

  • Biomarkers
    Patent number: 7888030
    Abstract: The present invention provides circulating biomarkers for conditions associated with metabolic syndrome, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and congestive heart failure. The biomarkers include plasma DNA, neuron-specific enolase, 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, rhodopsin, retinoschisin, RPE65 and cardiac troponin T. Methods and kits for detecting these biomarkers in the prediction, monitoring and diagnosing of disease are provided, particularly for determining mRNA levels thereof in a subject's blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: King's College London, Guy's & St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust
    Inventors: Asif Naeem Butt, Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan
  • BIOMARKERS
    Publication number: 20100047779
    Abstract: The present invention provides circulating biomarkers for conditions associated with metabolic syndrome, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and congestive heart failure. The biomarkers include plasma DNA, neuron-specific enolase, 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, rhodopsin, retinoschisin, RPE65 and cardiac troponin T. Methods and kits for detecting these biomarkers in the prediction, monitoring and diagnosing of disease are provided, particularly for determining mRNA levels thereof in a subject's blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: King's College London
    Inventors: Asif Naeem Butt, Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan