Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Woods

Christopher W. Woods 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).

  • Nasopharyngeal protein biomarkers of acute respiratory virus infection and methods of using same
    Patent number: 12247977
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining the presence or absence of and/or the etiology of an acute respiratory viral infection in a subject, as well as methods of treating the subject based on the determination, by measuring on a platform the expression levels of a pre-defined set of gene products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Thomas W. Burke, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Erik Soderblom, Joseph Lucas, Christopher W. Woods, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20240401107
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for processing a nucleic acid sample. The present disclosure also provides methods and systems for detecting (e.g., optically detecting) a pathogen in a sample. The methods provided herein may use nucleic acid amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Thomas W. Burke, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Micah T. McClain
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20240392390
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for processing a nucleic acid sample. The present disclosure also provides methods and systems for detecting (e.g., optically detecting) a pathogen in a sample. The methods provided herein may use nucleic acid amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Thomas W. Burke, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Micah T. McClain
  • Gene expression signatures useful to predict or diagnose sepsis and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 12071668
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining whether a subject has sepsis, or is at risk of developing sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Also provided are methods for determining an increased risk of mortality in a subject with sepsis or suspected of having sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Systems useful for the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: Duke University, United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Rachel A. Myers
  • GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURES USEFUL TO PREDICT OR DIAGNOSE SEPSIS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220251647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining whether a subject has sepsis, or is at risk of developing sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Also provided are methods for determining an increased risk of mortality in a subject with sepsis or suspected of having sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Systems useful for the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Rachel A. Myers
  • Gene expression signatures useful to predict or diagnose sepsis and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11286525
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining whether a subject has sepsis, or is at risk of developing sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Also provided are methods for determining an increased risk of mortality in a subject with sepsis or suspected of having sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Systems useful for the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Duke University, United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Rachel A. Myers
  • Biomarkers for the molecular classification of bacterial infection
    Patent number: 10689701
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers useful for identifying and/or classifying bacterial infections in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Ephraim Tsalik, Vance Fowler, Christopher W. Woods, Joseph E. Lucas, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Sun Hee Ahn
  • NASOPHARYNGEAL PROTEIN BIOMARKERS OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY VIRUS INFECTION AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20190376969
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining the presence or absence of and/or the etiology of an acute respiratory viral infection in a subject, as well as methods of treating the subject based on the determination, by measuring on a platform the expression levels of a pre-defined set of gene products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas W. Burke, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Erik Soderblom, Joseph Lucas, Christopher W. Woods, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg
  • METHODS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
    Publication number: 20180245154
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining the etiology of an acute respiratory infection in a subject and methods of treating the subject based on the determination, as well as systems useful for performing the determination using a biological sample from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ephraim L. Tsalik, Ricardo Henao Giraldo, Thomas W. Burke, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Christopher W. Woods, Micah T. McClain
  • Biomarkers for the molecular classification of bacterial infection
    Patent number: 9850539
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers useful for identifying and/or classifying bacterial infections in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Ephraim Tsalik, Vance Fowler, Christopher W. Woods, Joseph E. Lucas, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Sun Hee Ahn
  • BIOMARKERS FOR THE MOLECULAR CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20160097099
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers useful for identifying and/or classifying bacterial infections in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ephraim Tsalik, Vance Fowler, Christopher W. Woods, Joseph E. Lucas, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Sun Hee Ahn
  • BIOMARKERS FOR THE MOLECULAR CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20140323391
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers useful for identifying and/or classifying bacterial infections in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Ephraim Tsalik, Vance Fowler, Christopher W. Woods, Joseph E. Lucas, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Sun Hee Ahn
  • Methods of identifying infectious disease and assays for identifying infectious disease
    Patent number: 8821876
    Abstract: Methods of identifying infectious disease infection prior to presentation of symptoms, assays for identifying genomic markers of infectious disease, and methods for diagnosing the underlying etiology of infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Joseph Lucas, Christopher W. Woods, Lawrence Carin, Aimee K. Zaas, Alfred Hero
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    Publication number: 20120114661
    Abstract: Methods of identifying infectious disease infection prior to presentation of symptoms, assays for identifying genomic markers of infectious disease, and methods for diagnosing the underlying etiology of infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Joseph Lucas, Christopher W. Woods, Lawrence Carin, Aimee K. Zaas, Alfred Hero