Patents by Inventor Beatriz Pogo

Beatriz Pogo 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).

  • Detection of mammary tumor virus-like sequences in human breast cancer
    Patent number: 6040146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials and methods for diagnosing breast cancer in humans. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that a substantial percentage of human breast cancer tissue samples contained nucleic acid sequences corresponding to a portion of the mouse mammary tumor virus env gene. In contrast, such sequences were absent in almost all other human tissues tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Inventors: Beatriz Pogo, James Holland
  • Detection of mammary tumor virus env gene-like sequences in human breast cancer
    Patent number: 5686247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to materials and methods for diagnosing breast cancer in humans. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that a substantial percentage of human breast cancer tissue samples contained nucleic acid sequences corresponding to a portion of the mouse mammary tumor env gene. In contrast, such sequences were absent in almost all other human tissues tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
    Inventors: James Holland, Beatriz Pogo