Patents by Inventor David E. Comings

David E. Comings 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).

  • Tourette syndrom, autism and associated behaviors
    Patent number: 5405943
    Abstract: The human tryptophan oxygenase gene sequence and chromosomal location are described. Procedures for the diagnosis of genetic Tourette syndrome and many psychiatric and behavioral disorders by genetic tests to identify deletions or defective alleles in the human tryptophan oxygenase (TO) gene and cDNA probes for use in such tests are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventor: David E. Comings
  • Method for the diagnosis of Tourette syndrome and associated disorders
    Patent number: 5260196
    Abstract: Differences in the rate of kynurenine formation in the lysates of red blood cells of a patient suspected of having Tourette syndrome, Tourette syndrome associated disorders or Tourette spectrum disorders and of a control are used for the diagnosis of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventor: David E. Comings