Patents by Inventor Edward J. Lammer

Edward J. Lammer 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 and Compositions for Determining Predisposition to Inflammation-Mediated Cardiovascular Disease
    Publication number: 20110229885
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for detecting a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease in a human subject by detecting a level of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S) gene product in a sample from a human subject indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease or detecting the presence or absence of an allele of LTC4S indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease. In addition, the present invention also provides kits for practicing the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: David M. Iovannisci, Edward J. Lammer
  • Methods and compositions for determining predisposition to inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease
    Patent number: 7811765
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for detecting a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease in a human subject by detecting a level of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S) gene product in a sample from a human subject indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease or detecting the presence or absence of an allele of LTC4S indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease. In addition, the present invention also provides kits for practicing the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
    Inventors: David M. Iovannisci, Edward J. Lammer
  • Methods and Compositions for Determining Predisposition to Inflammation-Mediated Cardiovascular Disease
    Publication number: 20080166721
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for detecting a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease in a human subject by detecting a level of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S) gene product in a sample from a human subject indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease or detecting the presence or absence of an allele of LTC4S indicative of a predisposition to an inflammation-mediated cardiovascular disease. In addition, the present invention also provides kits for practicing the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: David M. Iovannisci, Edward J. Lammer