Patents by Inventor Augusto Lois

Augusto Lois 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).

  • Patent number: 8685741
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with an intestinal disorder. In particular, the present invention is useful for associating a sample from an individual as an IBS sample or as a non-IBS sample. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of an intestinal disorder and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventor: Augusto Lois
  • Publication number: 20140051594
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Augusto Lois
  • Patent number: 8463553
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventor: Augusto Lois
  • Patent number: 8315818
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a clinical subtype thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBD sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for differentiating between a clinical subtype of IBD such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBD or a clinical subtype thereof and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Publication number: 20110218956
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a clinical subtype thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBD sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for differentiating between a clinical subtype of IBD such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBD or a clinical subtype thereof and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Patent number: 7943328
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying or diagnosing a sample from an individual as an IBS sample. The methods and systems of the present invention are useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that share a similar clinical presentation as IBS followed by identifying (i.e., ruling in) IBS using statistical algorithm(s) and/or empirical data. In particular, the methods and systems of the present invention use a first combination of learning statistical classifier systems to rule out IBD with an accuracy of greater than about 90% and a second combination of learning statistical classifier systems to rule in IBS in a non-IBD sample with an accuracy of greater than about 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Patent number: 7873479
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a clinical subtype thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBD sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for differentiating between a clinical subtype of IBD such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBD or a clinical subtype thereof and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Publication number: 20100094560
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: PROMETHEUS LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: AUGUSTO LOIS, BRUCE NERI
  • Publication number: 20080182280
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a clinical subtype thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBD sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for differentiating between a clinical subtype of IBD such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBD or a clinical subtype thereof and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Publication number: 20080166719
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Augusto Lois
  • Publication number: 20080131439
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a clinical subtype thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBD sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for differentiating between a clinical subtype of IBD such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBD or a clinical subtype thereof and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri
  • Publication number: 20080085524
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, systems, and code for accurately classifying whether a sample from an individual is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In particular, the present invention is useful for classifying a sample from an individual as an IBS sample using a statistical algorithm and/or empirical data. The present invention is also useful for ruling out one or more diseases or disorders that present with IBS-like symptoms and ruling in IBS using a combination of statistical algorithms and/or empirical data. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and prognostic information useful for guiding treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Augusto LOIS
  • Publication number: 20060154276
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or for differentiating between Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and indeterminate colitis (IC) in an individual by using a combination of learning statistical classifiers based upon the presence or level of one or more IBD markers in a sample from the individual. The present invention also provides methods for diagnosing the presence or severity of IBD and for stratifying IBD in an individual by determining the level of one or more IBD markers in a sample from the individual and calculating an index value using an algorithm based upon the level of the IBD markers. Methods for monitoring the efficacy of IBD therapy, monitoring the progression or regression of IBD, and optimizing therapy in an individual having IBD are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto Lois, Bruce Neri, Esther Oh, John Marcelletti, Susan Carroll, Katie Smith
  • Patent number: 6893821
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modulating cell death in a eukaryotic cell, and methods for reducing DNA damage in a eukaryotic cell. The methods generally comprise modulating a biological activity of DNA-PK in a cell. The invention further provides methods of treating a condition related to cell death in an individual. The invention further provides methods of identifying agents which modulate a biological activity of DNA-PK, as well as agents identified by the methods. Methods of modulating an immune response using an identified agent are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Eyal Raz, Augusto Lois, Kenji Takabayashi
  • Publication number: 20030176373
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modulating cell death in a eukaryotic cell, and methods for reducing DNA damage in a eukaryotic cell. The methods generally comprise modulating a biological activity of DNA-PK in a cell. The invention further provides methods of treating a condition related to cell death in an individual. The invention further provides methods of identifying agents which modulate a biological activity of DNA-PK, as well as agents identified by the methods. Methods of modulating an immune response using an identified agent are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Eyal Raz, Augusto Lois, Kenji Takabayashi
  • Publication number: 20030125284
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modulating cell death in a eukaryotic cell, and methods for reducing DNA damage in a eukaryotic cell. The methods generally comprise modulating a biological activity of DNA-PK in a cell. The invention further provides methods of treating a condition related to cell death in an individual. The invention further provides methods of identifying agents which modulate a biological activity of DNA-PK, as well as agents identified by the methods. Methods of modulating an immune response using an identified agent are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Eyal Raz, Augusto Lois, Kenji Takabayashi