Patents by Inventor David Ruddy

David Ruddy 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).

  • Patent number: 8257927
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Publication number: 20110269122
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 7998680
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Publication number: 20100204051
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 7579169
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Publication number: 20060177854
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Winston Thomas, Dennis Drayna, John Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger Wolff
  • Patent number: 7078513
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 7067255
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Publication number: 20050266481
    Abstract: Polymorphic sites in the region surrounding the HH gene are provided. These polymorphisms are useful as surrogate markers in diagnostic assays for hemochromatosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: David Ruddy, Roger Wolff
  • Publication number: 20030148972
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 6228594
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also relates to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 6140305
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also related to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 6025130
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the gene, and mutations thereto, that are responsible for the disease hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). More particularly, the invention relates to the identification, isolation, and cloning of the DNA sequence corresponding to the normal and mutant HH genes, as well as the characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention also relates to methods and the like for screening for HH homozygotes and further relates to HH diagnosis, prenatal screening and diagnosis, and therapies of HH disease, including gene therapeutics, protein and antibody based therapeutics, and small molecule therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Mercator Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, John N. Feder, Andreas Gnirke, David Ruddy, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Roger K. Wolff
  • Patent number: 5712098
    Abstract: A single base-pair polymorphism involving a mutation from Guanine (G), in individuals unaffected by the hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) gene defect, to Adeninc (A), in individuals affected by the HH gene defect is disclosed. The presence or absence of the polymorphic allele is highly predictive of whether an individual is at risk from HH: the polymorphism is present in 82% of affected individuals and only 4% of a random population screen. Methods of diagnosis, markers, and primers are disclosed and claimed in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Mercator Genetics
    Inventors: Zenta Tsuchihashi, Andreas Gnirke, Winston J. Thomas, Dennis T. Drayna, David Ruddy, Roger K. Wolff, John N. Feder
  • Patent number: 5670321
    Abstract: An efficient method for sequencing large fragments of DNA is described. A subclone path through the fragment is first identified; the collection of subclones that define this path is then sequenced using transposon-mediated direct sequencing techniques to an extent sufficient to provide the complete sequence of the fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Mercator Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce E. Kimmel, Michael Ellis, David Ruddy