Patents by Inventor Maria Langdown

Maria 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).

  • Diagnosing predisposition to fat deposition and associated conditions
    Publication number: 20050239077
    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 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gail Adam, Maria Langdown
  • Therapeutic methods for reducing fat deposition and treating associated conditions
    Publication number: 20050014158
    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 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Gail Adam, Maria Langdown, Mikhail Denissenko, Edward Dennis, Charles Cantor, Byron Rubin