Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Keelan

Jeffrey Keelan 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).

  • INFECTION-RELATED PRETERM BIRTH DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
    Publication number: 20210172005
    Abstract: A method to determine if a pregnant woman is at risk of infection-associated spontaneous pre-term birth (sPTB), the method comprising the steps of: b) testing a sample of vaginal fluid for the presence of the following bacteria: iv) Ureaplasma parvum genotype SV3 and/or Ureaplasma parvum genotype SV6; v) Gardnerella vaginalis ; and vi) Lactobacillus iners wherein the presence of the bacteria indicates that the subject is at risk of sPTB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Keelan, Matthew Scott Payne