Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Weeks

Daniel E. Weeks 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).

  • Compositions and Methods for Identifying Genetic Predisposition to Obesity and for Enhancing Adipogenesis
    Publication number: 20180245155
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for identifying a subject as having a genetic predisposition to obesity or at risk of developing obesity. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for expressing a CREBRF polypeptide of the invention in a cell or precursor thereof and cells expressing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a CREBRF polypeptide of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen T. McGarvey, Daniel E. Weeks, Ranjan Deka, Nicola L. Hawley, Ryan Lee Minster, Zsolt Urban, Chi-Ting Su, Erin Elizabeth Kershaw
  • Susceptibility Genes for Age-Related Maculopathy (ARM) on Chromosome 10q26
    Publication number: 20120244528
    Abstract: Allelic variations in the genes PLEKHA1 and LOC387715 are identified herein as risk factor for Age Related Maculopathy (ARM). A method is therefore provided for identifying a risk of development of ARM in an individual that comprises identification of allelic variations in PLEKHA1 and/or LOC387715. Related apparatus, such as an array, are identified as being useful in implementing those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Michael B. Gorin, Johanna Jakobsdottir, Yvette P. Conley, Daniel E. Weeks, Tammy S. Mah-Fraser, Robert E. Ferrell
  • Susceptibility genes for age-related maculopathy (ARM) on chromosome 10q26
    Patent number: 8053190
    Abstract: Allelic variations in the genes PLEKHA1 and LOC387715 are identified herein as risk factor for Age Related Maculopathy (ARM). A method is therefore provided for identifying a risk of development of ARM in an individual that comprises identification of allelic variations in PLEKHA1 and/or LOC387715. Related apparatus, such as an array, are identified as being useful in implementing those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Michael B. Gorin, Johanna Jakobsdottir, Yvette P. Conley, Daniel E. Weeks, Tammy S. Mah-Fraser, Robert E. Ferrell
  • SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES FOR AGE-RELATED MACULOPATHY (ARM) ON CHROMOSOME 10q26
    Publication number: 20100216149
    Abstract: Allelic variations in the genes PLEKHA1 and LOC387715 are identified herein as risk factor for Age Related Maculopathy (ARM). A method is therefore provided for identifying a risk of development of ARM in an individual that comprises identification of allelic variations in PLEKHA1 and/or LOC387715. Related apparatus, such as an array, are identified as being useful in implementing those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: MICHAEL B. GORIN, JOHANNA JAKOBSDOTTIR, YVETTE P. CONLEY, DANIEL E. WEEKS, TAMMY S. MAH-FRASER, ROBERT E. FERRELL
  • Susceptibility genes for age-related maculopathy (ARM) on chromosome 10q26
    Patent number: 7695909
    Abstract: Allelic variations in the genes PLEKHA1 and LOC387715 are identified herein as risk factor for Age Related Maculopathy (ARM). A method is therefore provided for identifying a risk of development of ARM in an individual that comprises identification of allelic variations in PLEKHA1 and/or LOC387715. Related apparatus, such as an array, are identified as being useful in implementing those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Michael B. Gorin, Johanna Jakobsdottir, Yvette P. Conley, Daniel E. Weeks, Tammy S. Mah-Fraser, Robert E. Ferrell