Patents by Inventor Byron Winslow Caughey

Byron Winslow Caughey 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).

  • Methods for the detection of tau protein aggregates
    Patent number: 11906530
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for determining whether a subject has a Tauopathy, such as Pick disease, Alzheimer disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) or argyrophilic grain disease (AGD). These methods utilize an amyloid seeding assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Byron Winslow Caughey, Eri Saijo, Allison Lindsey Kraus, Michael Anthony Metrick, II
  • ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN SEEDING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SYNUCLEINOPATHIES
    Publication number: 20220291241
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for determining whether a subject has a synucleinopathy. Methods are also disclosed for detecting misfolded alpha synuclein (?Syn) in a biological sample or fraction thereof. These methods include the use of an ?Syn seeding assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Byron Winslow Caughey, Bradley Richard Groveman, Christina Doriana Groveman, Lynne DePuma Raymond, Andrew Gregory Hughson
  • Assay for the detection of alpha-synuclein seeding activity associated with synucleinopathies
    Patent number: 11313867
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for determining whether a subject has a synucleinopathy. Methods are also disclosed for detecting misfolded alpha synuclein (?Syn) in a biological sample or fraction thereof. These methods include the use of an ?Syn seeding assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Byron Winslow Caughey, Bradley Richard Groveman, Christina Doriana Groveman, Lynne DePuma Raymond, Andrew Gregory Hughson
  • METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF TAU PROTEIN AGGREGATES
    Publication number: 20200249245
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for determining whether a subject has a Tauopathy, such as Pick disease, Alzheimer disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) or argyrophilic grain disease (AGD). These methods utilize an amyloid seeding assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Byron Winslow Caughey, Eri Saijo, Allison Lindsey Kraus, Michael Anthony Metrick, II
  • ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN SEEDING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SYNUCLEINOPATHIES
    Publication number: 20200232996
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for determining whether a subject has a synucleinopathy. Methods are also disclosed for detecting misfolded alpha synuclein (?Syn) in a biological sample or fraction thereof. These methods include the use of an ?Syn seeding assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Byron Winslow Caughey, Bradley Richard Groveman, Christina Doriana Groveman, Lynne DePuma Raymond, Andrew Gregory Hughson