Patents by Inventor Karl Hager

Karl Hager 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).

  • Molecular Diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome Associated with FMR1 Gene
    Publication number: 20120115140
    Abstract: The present invention includes a rapid, selective, and accurate method of diagnosing a human subject with a triplet repeat genetic disorder of the FMR1 gene that leads to fragile X syndrome. The present invention also includes a rapid, selective, and accurate method of diagnosing a human subject at risk for developing a triplet repeat genetic disorder of the FMR1 gene that leads to fragile X syndrome, or at risk of passing such a disorder on to their progeny.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Scott A. Rivkees, Jeffrey R. Gruen, Seiyu Hosono, Karl Hager
  • Method of Prenatal Molecular Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and Other Trisomic Disorders
    Publication number: 20120100537
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method of diagnosing chromosomal trisomy in a human subject. In one embodiment, the method comprises pyrosequencing at least one single nucleotide polymorphism on a chromosome being assessed for trisomy, where the SNP comprises two alleles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Scott A. Rivkees, Jeffrey R. Gruen, Seiyu Hosono, Karl Hager