Patents by Inventor Devendra Vora

Devendra Vora 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).

  • Methods of screening for ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease
    Patent number: 6884590
    Abstract: A novel association between IBD and a polymorphism at amino acid residue 241 of ICAM-1 has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods of screening for IBD, methods for treating IBD, antibodies specifically reactive with ICAM-1 encoded by, R241 allele and kits which exploit the inventive methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Jerome I. Rotter, Stephan R. Targan, Huiying Yang, Arthur L. Beaudet, Devendra Vora
  • Methods of screening for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
    Patent number: 6008335
    Abstract: A novel association between IBD and a polymorphism at amino acid residue 241 of ICAM-1 has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods of screening for IBD, methods for treating IBD, antibodies specifically reactive with ICAM-1 encoded by R241 allele and kits which exploit the inventive methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Jerome I. Rotter, Stephan R. Targan, Huiying Yang, Arthur L. Beaudet, Devendra Vora
  • Methods of diagnosing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
    Patent number: 5681699
    Abstract: A novel association between IBD and a polymorphism at amino acid residue 241 of ICAM-1 has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods of screening for IBD, methods for treating IBD, antibodies specifically reactive wish ICAM-1 encoded by R241 allele and kits which exploit the inventive methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Jerome I. Rotter, Stephan R. Targan, Huiying Yang, Arthur L. Beaudet, Devendra Vora