Patents by Inventor David John Head

David John Head 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: 20100167328
    Abstract: There is provided a method of isolating foetal cells from an isolated sample of maternal blood, the method comprising identifying cells having a different expression pattern of at least one foetal marker compared to the expression pattern of the marker in an equivalent maternal cell and selecting the identified cells, characterised in that the foetal marker is selected from: HSP-60, a monoamine oxidase, glutamine synthase, Ara-70, Ara-54, FLJ20202, DCN-I protein, RAB5A, HSP-7C, EF1A1, GRP78, MYL4, DnaJ homolog subfamily B member 14, Vinculin, Desmoplakin, AMMECR1-like protein, Extracellular matrix protein 2 precursor protein, uncharacterised protein Cxorf57, Peroxiredoxin 1, Peroxiredoxin 2. There is also provided a method of cultivating foetal cells and a foetal cell isolation kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Neil David Avent, Zoe Eileen Plummer, David John Head