Patents by Inventor Bj Casey

Bj Casey 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).

  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INCREASED RISK OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20150167093
    Abstract: The present invention is for methods for identifying a human having an increased risk for anxiety disorders. The method involves genotyping the human for a specific brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and/or administering a fear conditioning procedure while measuring fear, and administering an extinction procedure while measuring fear. The method can also involve comparing/MRI images of the amygdala of the human acquired during conditioning and extinction and determining if the human is unresponsive to extinction therapy by noting heightened and non-declining activity in the amygdala during extinction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Francis S. LEE, BJ CASEY
  • METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INCREASED RISK OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20120322068
    Abstract: The present invention is for methods for identifying a human having an increased risk for anxiety disorders. The method involves genotyping the human for a specific brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and/or administering a fear conditioning procedure while measuring fear, and administering an extinction procedure while measuring fear. The method can also involve comparing/MRI images of the amygdala of the human acquired during conditioning and extinction and determining if the human is unresponsive to extinction therapy by noting heightened and non-declining activity in the amygdala during extinction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Francis S. Lee, Bj Casey