Patents by Inventor Gilean McVean

Gilean McVean 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).

  • ALLELIC DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20140019109
    Abstract: A method of determining an allelic type of a specific individual, comprising: accessing a database of genetic information on a plurality of individuals, the genetic information comprising: the allelic type of each individual; and the type of each of a plurality of genetic markers for each individual; categorizing the data in the database into a plurality of groups of individuals, such that all individuals having the same allelic type are in the same group, and each group represents a different allelic type; inputting data comprising the type of each of a plurality of genetic markers of the specific individual having an unknown allelic type; specifying a set of genetic markers for which type information is known both for the individuals in the database and for the specific individual; applying a population genetic model to calculate the likelihood of sampling, from some or all of the groups in turn, the input type data of the specified set of genetic markers for the specific individual; and determining the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Gilean McVean, Stephen James Leslie, Peter James Donnelly
  • ALLELIC DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20100256917
    Abstract: A method of determining an allelic type of a specific individual, comprising: accessing a database of genetic information on a plurality of individuals, the genetic information comprising: the allelic type of each individual; and the type of each of a plurality of genetic markers for each individual; categorizing the data in the database into a plurality of groups of individuals, such that all individuals having the same allelic type are in the same group, and each group represents a different allelic type; inputting data comprising the type of each of a plurality of genetic markers of the specific individual having an unknown allelic type; specifying a set of genetic markers for which type information is known both for the individuals in the database and for the specific individual; applying a population genetic model to calculate the likelihood of sampling, from some or all of the groups in turn, the input type data of the specified set of genetic markers for the specific individual; and determining the all
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Gilean McVean, Stephen James Leslie, Peter James Donnelly