Patents by Inventor Bradley Van Voorhis

Bradley Van Voorhis 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).

  • Use of MicroRNA for Assessing Embryos Grown in Vitro and Improving Culture Media
    Publication number: 20140296099
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of detecting miRNA expression by an embryo. The methods may be utilized for assessing embryo viability and chromosomal makeup and selecting the embryo for subsequent implantation into a patient. The methods also may be utilized for modifying and optimizing culture media to improve embryo viability via adding one or more miRNAs to culture media for the embryo or depleting one or more miRNAs from the culture media for the embryo. Kits for performing the disclosed methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Bradley Van Voorhis, Evan Rosenbluth