Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Yang

Geoffrey Yang 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 for genotyping polymorphisms in humans
    Patent number: 7361468
    Abstract: Methods, kits and arrays of nucleic acid probes for genotyping large numbers of human SNPs in parallel are provided. A set of more than 100,000 human SNPs, known to be biallelic in at least two populations is provided. Allele specific perfect match probes and genotyping probe sets are provided for each allele of each biallelic SNP in a set of human SNPs that is useful for genetic analysis within and across populations. Probe sets that include perfect match and mismatch probes are provided. The probe sets are suitable for inclusion in an array. The invention provides the SNP and surrounding sequence and provides the sequences in such a way as to make them available for a variety of analyses including genotyping. As such, the invention relates to diverse fields impacted by the nature of genetics, including biology, medicine, and medical diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoying Liu, Simon Cawley, Hajime Matsuzaki, Earl A. Hubbell, Geoffrey Yang, Teresa A. Webster, Rui Mei, Xiaojun Di, Richard Chiles
  • Methods and computer software products for analyzing genotyping data
    Publication number: 20060229823
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, methods, systems and computer software products are provided for analyzing genotyping data. In exemplary embodiment, genotype data are analyzed using a model based classification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Min Liu, Xiaojun Di, Geoffrey Yang, Giulia Kennedy
  • Methods for genotyping polymorphisms in humans
    Publication number: 20060024715
    Abstract: Methods, kits and arrays of nucleic acid probes for genotyping large numbers of human SNPs in parallel are provided. A set of more than 100,000 human SNPs, known to be biallelic in at least two populations is provided. Allele specific perfect match probes and genotyping probe sets are provided for each allele of each biallelic SNP in a set of human SNPs that is useful for genetic analysis within and across populations. Probe sets that include perfect match and mismatch probes are provided. The probe sets are suitable for inclusion in an array. The invention provides the SNP and surrounding sequence and provides the sequences in such a way as to make them available for a variety of analyses including genotyping. As such, the invention relates to diverse fields impacted by the nature of genetics, including biology, medicine, and medical diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoying Liu, Simon Cawley, Hajime Matsuzaki, Earl Hubbell, Geoffrey Yang, Teresa Webster, Rui Mei, Xiaojun Di, Richard Chiles
  • Computer software products for analyzing genotyping
    Publication number: 20050009069
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, methods, systems and computer software products are provided for analyzing genotyping data. In exemplary embodiment, genotype data are analyzed using a model based classification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Affymetrix, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Min Liu, Xiaojun Di, Geoffrey Yang