Patents by Inventor Brian W Paeper

Brian W Paeper 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 detecting an individual who is afflicted with or a carrier for Van Buchem's disease
    Patent number: 8110357
    Abstract: The genomic locus responsible for Van Buchem's disease is narrowed to an approximately 92 kb region of human chromosome 17 at 17q21. Individuals afflicted with or carriers of Van Buchem's disease exhibit a 52 kb deletion within this 92 kb region. Methods are provided that permit the differentiation between individuals homozygous for and therefore afflicted with Van Buchem's disease, individuals heterozygous for and therefore carriers of Van Buchem's disease, and individuals who are normal with respect to Van Buchem's disease. Also provided are general methodologies for the detection of a wide variety of large genomic deletions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Celltech R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E Brunkow, Sean Proll, Brian W Paeper, Karen Staehling-Hampton