Patents by Inventor David De Valpine

David De Valpine 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).

  • Publication number: 20070009970
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing cancers, such as prostate cancer. Also, methods for evaluating the prostate cancer state of a patient are described herein. These methods involve the detection, analysis, and classification of biological patterns in biological samples. The biological patterns are obtained using, for example, mass spectrometry systems, antibody based techniques, or nucleic acid based techniques. The present invention also includes therapeutic and prophylactic agents that target the biomarkers described herein. Also, the present invention provides methods for the treatment of prostate cancer using the markers described herein or agents that mimic the properties of these markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Predicant Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Heller, Michael Brown, David de Valpine, Hans Bitter, Kathy Stults, Isabelle Guyon, Robert Tibshirani
  • Publication number: 20050255606
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for deconvolving and converting 1D mass spectra to 2D mass spectrum in order to obtain migration time centers and total intensities of the neutral mass envelopes of 2D spectra. The present invention also discloses devices that include a preparation/separation unit coupled to a mass spectrometer unit, and a computer unit capable of deconvolving mass spectra and calculating neutral mass envelopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Biospect, Inc., a California Corporation
    Inventors: Zulfikar Ahmed, Hans Bitter, Michael Brown, Jonathan Heller, David Donoho, Jim Quarato, Arjuna Balasingham, David De Valpine