Patents by Inventor Linda Ballard

Linda Ballard 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).

  • High throughput detection of glutathione s-transferase polymorphic alleles
    Publication number: 20060194200
    Abstract: A high-throughput assay for characterizing a subject's genetic makeup is disclosed. Specifically, a high-throughput assay utilizing PCR is disclosed that permits the rapid and accurate characterization of a subject's inherited alleles of the polymorphic glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes GSTM1, GSTM3, GSTP1, and GSTT1. This method allows detection of the specific alleles inherited, including the gene dosage of GSTM1 and GSTT1 while not requiring restriction endonuclease digestion of the PCR products in order to detect length differences. Further, the method allows all analyses to be performed simultaneously in the same gel lane, thus further adding efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Charles Keller, Linda Ballard, Richard Lemmons, Francis Ali-Osman
  • High-throughput glutathione S-transferase polymorphic allele assay design
    Patent number: 7083923
    Abstract: A high-throughput assay for characterizing a subject's genetic makeup is disclosed. Specifically a high-throughput assay utilizing PCR is disclosed that permits the rapid and accurate characterization of a subject's inherited alleles of the polymorphic glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes GSTM1, GSTM3, GSTP1, and GSTT1. This method allows detection of the specific alleles inherited, including the gene dosage of GSTM1 and GSTT1 while not requiring restriction endonuclease digestion of the PCR products in order to detect length differences. Further, the method allows all analyses to be performed simultaneously in the same gel lane, thus further adding efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Charles Keller, Linda Ballard, Richard Lemmons, Francis Ali-Osman
  • High-throughput glutathione s-transferase polymorphic allele assay design
    Publication number: 20040023238
    Abstract: A high-throughput assay for characterizing a subject's genetic makeup is disclosed. Specifically a high-throughput assay utilizing PCR is disclosed that permits the rapid and accurate characterization of a subject's inherited alleles of the polymorphic glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes GSTM1, GSTM3, GSTP1, and GSTT1. This method allows detection of the specific alleles inherited, including the gene dosage of GSTM1 and GSTT1 while not requiring restriction endonuclease digestion of the PCR products in order to detect length differences. Further, the method allows all analyses to be performed simultaneously in the same gel lane, thus further adding efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Charles Keller, Linda Ballard, Richard Lemmons