Patents by Inventor James Stephen Wainscoat

James Stephen Wainscoat 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).

  • Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
    Publication number: 20010051341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection method performed on a maternal serum or plasma from a pregnant female, which method comprises the presence of a nucleic acid of fetal origin in the sample. The invention enables non-invasive prenatal diagnosis including, for example, sex determination, blood typing and other genotyping, and detection of pre-eclampsia in the mother.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: ISIS Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo, James Stephen Wainscoat
  • Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
    Patent number: 6258540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection method performed on a maternal serum or plasma sample from a pregnant female, which method comprises detecting the presence of a nucleic acid of foetal origin in the sample. The invention enables non-invasive prenatal diagnosis including for example sex determination, blood typing and other genotyping, and detection of pre-eclampsia in the mother.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Isis Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo, James Stephen Wainscoat