Patents by Inventor Edward Organ

Edward Organ 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 diagnosing and treating autoimmune diseases
    Publication number: 20050260680
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of diagnosing autoimmune disorders selected from the group consisting of Sjögren's Syndrome and lupus in a subject based on detecting a difference between the subject and normal individuals in the levels of individual antibody classes and/or subclasses that are specific for Tf-like antigens. The present invention also provide methods for treating autoimmune disorders selected from the group consisting of Sjögren's Syndrome and lupus in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a Tf-like antigen or an antibody thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Grant Yeaman, David McGuinness, Edward Organ, Kevin Osteen
  • Mammalian genes involved in viral infection and tumor suppression
    Publication number: 20050244817
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of identifying cellular genes necessary for viral growth and cellular genes that function as tumor suppressors. Thus, the present invention provides nucleic acids related to and methods of reducing or preventing viral infection or cancer. The invention also provides methods of producing substantially virus-free cell cultures and methods for screening for additional such genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Donald Rubin, Edward Organ, Raymond Dubois
  • Mammalian genes involved in viral infection and tumor suppression
    Publication number: 20050112553
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of identifying cellular genes necessary for viral growth and cellular genes that function as tumor suppressors. Thus, the present invention provides nucleic acids related to and methods of reducing or preventing viral infection or cancer. The invention also provides methods of producing substantially virus- free cell cultures and methods for screening for additional such genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Donald Rubin, Edward Organ, Raymond Dubois