Patents by Inventor Maria L. Langdown

Maria L. Langdown 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).

  • Methods for Identifying Risk of Type II Diabetes and Treatments Thereof
    Publication number: 20080199480
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying a risk of type II diabetes in a subject, reagents and kits for carrying out the methods, methods for identifying candidate therapeutics for treating type II diabetes, and therapeutic and preventative methods applicable to type II diabetes. These embodiments are based upon an analysis of polymorphic variations in nucleotide sequences within the human genome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: SEQUENOM, INC.
    Inventors: Maria L. Langdown, Matthew R. Nelson, Rikard H. Reneland, Stefan M. Kammerer, Andreas Braun, Mikhail F. Denissenko, Josephine M. Atienza, Eddine Saiah, James W. Zapf
  • Diagnosing predisposition to fat deposition and therapeutic methods for reducing fat deposition and treatment of associated conditions
    Publication number: 20040018533
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for prognosing and diagnosing fat deposition and related disorders (e.g., obesity and non-insulin diabetes dependent mellitus (NIDDM)) in a subject, reagents and kits for carrying out the methods, methods for identifying candidate therapeutics for reducing fat deposition and related disorders, and therapeutic methods for reducing fat deposition or treating fat deposition related disorders in a subject. These embodiments are based in part upon an analysis of polymorphic variations of the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Gail Isabel Reid Adam, Maria L. Langdown, Richard B. Roth, Mikhail F. Denissenko, Kevin J. Smylie