Patents by Inventor Eric H. Lai

Eric H. Lai 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: 7858319
    Abstract: Methods of assessing the risk of clinical signs of hypersensitivity reaction to nucleoside antiviral compounds, including abacavir, are described. The methods include genotyping subjects for polymorphisms in the TNF? gene, the class 1 HLA genes, or a combination of both the TNF? and HLA genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Hetherington, Arlene R Hughes, Eric H Lai, Michael Mosteller, Jr., Denise D Shortino
  • Publication number: 20090306099
    Abstract: Methods of assessing the risk of clinical signs of hypersensitivity reaction to nucleoside antiviral compounds, including abacavir, are described. The methods include genotyping subjects for polymorphisms in the TNF? gene, the class 1 HLA genes, or a combination of both the TNF? and HLA genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Seth HETHERINGTON, Arlene R. HUGHES, Eric H. LAI, Michael MOSTELLER, JR., Denise D. SHORTINO
  • Patent number: 7550261
    Abstract: Methods of assessing the risk of clinical signs of hypersensitivity reaction to nucleoside antiviral compounds, including abacavir, are described. The methods include genotyping subjects for polymorphisms in the TNF? gene, the class 1 HLA genes, or a combination of both the TNF? and HLA genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Hetherington, Arlene R Hughes, Eric H Lai, Michael Mosteller, Jr., Denise D Shortino
  • Publication number: 20030096274
    Abstract: Methods of assessing the risk of clinical signs of hypersensitivity reaction to nucleoside antiviral compounds, including abacavir, are described. The methods include genotyping subjects for polymorphisms in the TNF&agr; gene, the class 1 HLA genes, or a combination of both the TNF&agr; and HLA genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Seth Hetherington, Arlene R. Hughes, Eric H. Lai, Michael Mosteller, Denise D. Shortino
  • Patent number: 5453162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for gel electrophoresis which simultaneously employs two or more electric fields in a single gel. According to this invention, which is defined as Multiple-Zone Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (MZPFGE), the electric field is set to different values in two or more spatially distinct regions of the gel. The difference in values may be related to time dependence, field amplitude or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignees: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Chandran R. Sabanayagam, George M. Holzwarth, Eric H. Lai
  • Patent number: 5084157
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating particles within a medium which is capable of generating electric fields having adjustable magnitudes and orientations is disclosed herein. The electrophoretic apparatus of the present invention includes electrode arrangement for providing a plurality of sets of opposing individually responsive electrodes for generating electric fields within the medium, each field having at least one magnitude and direction. The invention further includes a control circuit for selectively controlling electrodes within the electrode sets to vary the magnitudes and directions of the electric fields at locations within the medium. The electric fields induce differing rates of motion of the particles thereby separating the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Steven M. Clark, Eric H. Lai
  • Patent number: 4224533
    Abstract: A single flip flop is integrated with MOS circuitry which enables the single flip flop to be triggered by each of several individual clocked functions without interfering with one another. The flip flop responds only to low to high transitions of each clock signal input. This is accomplished by feeding back the flip flop output to each trigger circuit in such a way as to temporarily disconnect the trigger circuit from the flip flop during the time period between two successive low to high transitions of a particular clock signal, so that the flip flop can be triggered by other clocked functions without interference from the particular clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Assignee: Signetics Corporation
    Inventor: Eric H. Lai