Patents by Inventor James C. Engert

James C. Engert 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: 6833240
    Abstract: Polymorphic nucleic acid molecules encoding the very low density lipoprotein receptor are described, as well as gene products encoded by these nucleic acid molecules. Allele-specific primers and probes hybridizing to regions flanking or containing these sites are also described, along with methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: McGill University, Complexe Hospitalier de la Sagamie
    Inventors: James C. Engert, Marie-Claude Vohl, Carl Brewer, Kenneth Morgan, Daniel Gaudet, Thomas J. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20030032099
    Abstract: Methods for determining an individual's susceptibility to obesity or to a health disorder associated with obesity, comprising detecting an allele at a polymorphic site genetically linked to the resistin gene locus, wherein the allele is further linked to obesity, and wherein detection of the allele is indicative of the patient's susceptibility to a health disorder associated with obesity are provided. Also included in the present disclosure are nucleic acid molecules containing allelic variants at polymorphic sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hudson, James C. Engert, Daniel Gaudet, Pierre Lepage, Marie-Claude Vohl, Scott M. Williams