Patents by Inventor Darragh Patrick William O'Brien

Darragh Patrick William O'Brien 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).

  • Diagnostic assay for spongiform encephalopathies
    Patent number: 8623605
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of diagnosis of a spongiform encephalopathy in a diagnostic sample of a valid body tissue taken from a subject, which comprises detecting an increased proteolytic activity in the diagnostic sample, compared with a sample from a control subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Electrophoretics Limited
    Inventors: Ian Hugo Pike, Malcolm Andrew Ward, Darragh Patrick William O'Brien
  • DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES
    Publication number: 20090197270
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of diagnosis of a spongiform encephalopathy in a diagnostic sample of a valid body tissue taken from a subject, which comprises detecting an increased proteolytic activity in the diagnostic sample, compared with a sample from a control subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Ian Hugo Pike, Malcolm Andrew Ward, Darragh Patrick William O'Brien