Patents by Inventor Clare Elton
Clare Elton 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).
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Publication number: 20160355887Abstract: Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject, for example, using NGS technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above or below the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject. Also provided is a method for preparing a reference standard for quantitating the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject with a prostate cancer lesion using NGS technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: James Douglas Watson, Clare Elton, David Rex Musgrave, Helene Belanger, Kay Alison Appleyard, Kristen Chalmet
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Publication number: 20160340745Abstract: Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject, for example, using NGS technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above or below the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject. Also provided is a method for preparing a reference standard for quantitating the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject with a prostate cancer lesion using NGS technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: James Douglas Watson, Clare Elton, David Rex Musgrave, Helene Belanger, Kay Alison Appleyard, Kristen Chalmet
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Publication number: 20150252425Abstract: Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject, for example, using NGS technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above or below the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject. Also provided is a method for preparing a reference standard for quantitating the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject with a prostate cancer lesion using NGS technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: James Douglas WATSON, Clare ELTON, David Rex MUSGRAVE, Helene BELANGER, Kay Alison APPLEYARD, Kristen CHALMET
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Publication number: 20140303027Abstract: Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject using NGS technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject. Also provided is a method for preparing a reference standard for quantitating the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject with a prostate cancer lesion using, for example, NGS technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: James Douglas WATSON, Clare ELTON, David Rex MUSGRAVE, Helene BELANGER, Kay Alison APPLEYARD, Kristen CHALMET
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Patent number: 8822657Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Vertichem CorporationInventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Jia-Long Yao, Clare Elton, Alan MacFarlane, Mohammed Mehdi Farid, John Chen
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Publication number: 20140005058Abstract: Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject using RNA-seq technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Caldera Health Ltd.Inventors: James Douglas WATSON, Clare ELTON, David Rex MUSGRAVE
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Publication number: 20130005952Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: VERTICHEM CORPORATIONInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long YAO, Clare ELTON, Alan MacFARLANE, Mohammed Mehdi FARID, John CHEN
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Publication number: 20110282038Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long Yao, Clare ELTON, Alan McFarlane, Mohammed Mehdi Farid, John Chen
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Patent number: 7985847Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: BioJoule Ltd.Inventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Clare Elton
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Publication number: 20100136642Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Clare ELTON, Alan McFARLANE, Mohammed Mehdi FARID, John CHEN
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Publication number: 20050278800Abstract: Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with transgenic plants comprising such constructs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicants: AgriGenesis Biosciences Limited, Wrightson Seeds LimitedInventors: Clare Elton, Claire Hall, Jeroen Demmer