Patents by Inventor David Alexand Brown

David Alexand Brown 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 and method of treatment involving macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1)
    Patent number: 7514221
    Abstract: Methods for diagnosing risk of miscarriage and/or premature birth. The method comprises (i) determining the amount of (MIC-1) present in a body sample taken from a pregnant test subject having a known gestation age and (ii) comparing the determined amount against the amount, or range of amounts, present in equivalent body sample(s) taken from normal pregnant subject(s) of a gestation age which is substantially equivalent to the known gestation age of the test subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited
    Inventors: Samuel Norbert Breit, David Alexand Brown
  • Diagnostic assay and method of treatment involving macrophage inhibitory cytokine -1 (mic-1)
    Publication number: 20040053325
    Abstract: Methods for diagnosing risk of miscarriage and/or premature birth, foetal abnormalities, cancer (e.g. prostate cancer) and inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) are disclosed which involve determining abnormal levels of macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1) in a body sample or, otherwise, determining the presence of a MIC-1 variant protein. Also disclosed are methods for reducing the risk of miscarriage and/or premature birth in pregnant subjects, and methods for treatment of inflammatory disease and/or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Samuel Norbert Breit, David Alexand Brown