Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Sequeira

Jeffrey Sequeira 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 detecting the affinity of folate receptor auto antibodies
    Patent number: 7846672
    Abstract: The present invention identifies autoantibodies to folate receptors. Methods to identify these autoantibodies to the human folate receptors are also provided. The present invention also contemplates diagnostic methods and test kits to be used in a clinical setting for identifying a subject at risk of folate-sensitive abnormalities or disorders as observed in neural tube defect complicated pregnancies. In addition, infertility, spontaneous abortion, male sterility, unsuccessful in vitro fertilization, neurologic disorders and impaired folate absorption may also be associated with these autoantibodies to folate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventors: Sheldon P. Rothenberg, Maria da Costa, Jeffrey Sequeira, Edward V. Quadros