Patents by Inventor Eugene Bleecker

Eugene Bleecker 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).

  • Mutations in the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 gene alter risk of prostate cancer, asthma, and cardiovascular disease
    Patent number: 8192928
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: Jianfeng Xu, Deborah Meyers, Sigun Zheng, Patrick C. Walsh, William B. Isaacs, Eugene Bleecker, David Herrington
  • MUTATIONS IN THE MACROPHAGE SCAVENGER RECEPTOR 1 GENE ALTER RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER, ASTHMA, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
    Publication number: 20100267024
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jianfeng Xu, Deborah Meyers, Sigun Zheng, Patrick C. Walsh, William B. Isaacs, Eugene Bleecker, David Herrington
  • Mutations in the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 gene alter risk of prostate cancer, asthma, and cardiovascular disease
    Patent number: 7579147
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: Jianfeng Xu, Deborah Meyers, Sigun Zheng, Patrick C. Walsh, William B. Isaacs, Eugene Bleecker, David Herrington
  • Mutations in the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 gene alter risk of prostate cancer, asthma, and cardiovascular disease
    Publication number: 20040018521
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Jianfeng Xu, Deborah Meyers, Sigun Zheng, Patrick C. Walsh, William B. Isaacs, Eugene Bleecker, David Herrington