Patents by Inventor Brandon J. Harder

Brandon J. Harder 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).

  • Levels of BLyS/APRIL heterotrimers in serum and use in diagnostic methods
    Patent number: 9146242
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring the levels of BLyS/APRIL heterotrimers (HT) in a biological sample, in a preferred embodiment, in serum. The diagnostic assays are useful in predicting an individual's likelihood of developing or currently suffering from an autoimmune disease, such as SLE and for methods for treating an individual clinically diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This diagnostic test serves to predict a patient's likelihood to respond to a specific drug treatment, in particular treatment with HT antagonists, either singly or in combination with other immune suppressive drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey R. Dillon, Brandon J. Harder
  • LEVELS OF BLYS/APRIL HETEROTRIMERS IN SERUM AND USE IN DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
    Publication number: 20130330339
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring the levels of BLyS/APRIL heterotrimers (HT) in a biological sample, in a preferred embodiment, in serum. The diagnostic assays are useful in predicting an individual's likelihood of developing or currently suffering from an autoimmune disease, such as SLE and for methods for treating an individual clinically diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This diagnostic test serves to predict a patient's likelihood to respond to a specific drug treatment, in particular treatment with HT antagonists, either singly or in combination with other immune suppressive drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey R. Dillon, Brandon J. Harder
  • LEVELS OF BLyS/APRIL HETEROTRIMERS IN SERUM AND USE IN DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
    Publication number: 20090274711
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring the levels of BLyS/APRIL heterotrimers (HT) in a biological sample, in a preferred embodiment, in serum. The diagnostic assays are useful in predicting an individual's likelihood of developing or currently suffering from an autoimmune disease, such as SLE and for methods for treating an individual clinically diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This diagnostic test serves to predict a patient's likelihood to respond to a specific drug treatment, in particular treatment with HT antagonists, either singly or in combination with other immune suppressive drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey R. Dillon, Brandon J. Harder