Patents by Inventor Lyn Chitty

Lyn Chitty 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).

  • ENRICHING A SAMPLE OF CIRCULATING CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20170016047
    Abstract: A method of enriching a sample of circulating cell-free DNA for DNA derived from a foetus or from a tumour includes carrying out amplification of DNA such that amplification of longer DNA molecules is discriminated against. This results in preferential amplification of foetal or tumour DNA, which can then be analysed using, for example, array comparative genome hybridisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Edwin Southern, Douglas Hurd, Dietrich Lueerssen, James Reid, Lyn Chitty
  • DETECTING INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF A NUCLEIC ACID HAVING A SEQUENCE OF INTEREST
    Publication number: 20170016054
    Abstract: A method of detecting copy number variations in foetal or tumour DNA within a sample of circulating cell-free DNA includes carrying out amplification of DNA such that amplification of longer DNA molecules is discriminated against. This results in preferential amplification of foetal or tumour DNA, which can then be analysed using, for example,array comparative genome hybridisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Edwin Southern, Douglas Hurd, Dietrich Lueerssen, James Reid, Lyn Chitty