Patents by Inventor J. Pierce

J. Pierce 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).

  • Method for cleaving and deglycosylating antibodies to promote ligand binding
    Publication number: 20070117170
    Abstract: The present invention details methods to detect glycoproteins in samples to identify a disease state. In particular, an improved sandwich assay is described, using both an antibody and an array of lectins. Methods for increasing the efficiency of interaction of an antibody with a ligand by cleaving the antibody to remove the carbohydrate moiety, and orienting the cleaved fragment on a matrix to enhance recognition of a ligand are also described. Methods of differentiating pregnancy-derived and disease derived samples are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Lisa Kelly, J. Puett, J. Pierce
  • Input association
    Publication number: 20070083820
    Abstract: Embodiments of associating a plurality of inputs with one or more applications are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Blythe, Kenneth Anthony, Gregory Blythe, Daniel Pinard, J. Pierce
  • Methods to identify and quantify oligosaccharide modifications of glycoproteins
    Publication number: 20060078920
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for identifying oligosaccharides found on proteins and identifying those that are modified in disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Pierce
  • Method for cleaving and deglycosylating antibodies to promote ligand binding
    Publication number: 20060073534
    Abstract: The present invention details methods to detect glycoproteins in samples to identify a disease state. In particular, an improved sandwich assay is described, using both an antibody and an array of lectins. Methods for increasing the efficiency of interaction of an antibody with a ligand by cleaving the antibody to remove the carbohydrate moiety, and orienting the cleaved fragment on a matrix to enhance recognition of a ligand are also described. Methods of differentiating pregnancy-derived and disease derived samples are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc
    Inventors: Lisa Kelly, J. Puett, J. Pierce