Patents by Inventor Jane H. Morse

Jane H. Morse 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).

  • Role of PPH1 gene in pulmonary hypertension
    Patent number: 6800440
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of detecting whether a subject is either predisposed to or afflicted with a pulmonary disease which comprises (1) obtaining a suitable sample from the subject; (2) detecting in the sample a bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II mutation which is not present in wildtype bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II, wherein the presence of a mutation indicates that the subject is predisposed to or afflicted with the pulmonary disease. In one embodiment, the pulmonary disease is Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jane H. Morse, James A. Knowles
  • Role of PPH1 gene in pulmonary hypertension
    Publication number: 20020022229
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of detecting whether a subject is either predisposed to or afflicted with a pulmonary disease which comprises (1) obtaining a suitable sample from the subject; (2) detecting in the sample a bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II mutation which is not present in wildtype bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II, wherein the presence of a mutation indicates that the subject is predisposed to or afflicted with the pulmonary disease. In one embodiment, the pulmonary disease is Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Jane H. Morse, James A. Knowles