Patents by Inventor LEIGH DARRYL QUARLES

LEIGH DARRYL QUARLES 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).

  • BIOMARKER FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130324508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomarker for characterizing prostate cancer and method of using the same. More particularly, the invention relates to method of using a membrane-associated C family G protein-coupled receptor GPRC6A as biomarker of characterizing prostate cancer progression. The present invention also provides a kit for detecting prostate cancer in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Leigh Darryl Quarles, Min Pi
  • Method of Detecting Mechanosensing Responses in Bone Cells
    Publication number: 20130261176
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of detecting mechanosensing responses in bone. More specifically, the present invention provides a method to detect the expression levels of genes in mechanosensing complex to predict impaired mechanosensing response. Further, the present invention disclosed a therapeutic method for preventing bone loss and defective in bone formation by modulating the activity of the mechanosensing complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: LEIGH DARRYL QUARLES, ZHOUSHENG XIAO