Patents by Inventor Mark A. Dickson

Mark A. Dickson 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).

  • Patent number: 9889135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of one or more biomarkers to evaluate the likelihood that a CDK4 inhibitor would produce an anti-cancer effect in a subject. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that cancer treatment with a CDK4 inhibitor is more effective where treated cancer cells undergo cellular senescence rather than a transient cell cycle arrest, where cellular senescence is associated with decreased MDM2 protein level. Accordingly, in non-limiting embodiments, the present invention provides for methods, compositions, and kits for a companion diagnostic for CDK4 inhibitors, and in particular, to the use of MDM2 expression as a biomarker for the likelihood that a cancer can be successfully treated by CDK4 inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Andrew Koff, Aimee Crago, David Liu, Marta Kovatcheva, Samuel Singer, Gary K. Schwartz, Mark A. Dickson, Mary Elizabeth Klein
  • Publication number: 20160030433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of one or more biomarkers to evaluate the likelihood that a CDK4 inhibitor would produce an anti-cancer effect in a subject. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that cancer treatment with a CDK4 inhibitor is more effective where treated cancer cells undergo cellular senescence rather than a transient cell cycle arrest, where cellular senescence is associated with decreased MDM2 protein level. Accordingly, in non-limiting embodiments, the present invention provides for methods, compositions, and kits for a companion diagnostic for CDK4 inhibitors, and in particular, to the use of MDM2 expression as a biomarker for the likelihood that a cancer can be successfully treated by CDK4 inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Andrew Koff, Aimee Crago, David Liu, Marta Kovatcheva, Samuel Singer, Gary K. Schwartz, Mark A. Dickson, Mary Elizabeth Klein
  • Patent number: 8407657
    Abstract: A system for testing an electronic circuit board (ECB) having a plurality of test points in a pre-defined arrangement on a measurement device having a plurality of resources includes an interface fixture having a plurality of contact pads arranged in an array on a first surface. The contact pads can be electrically coupled to the plurality of resources of the measurement system according to a pre-defined pattern, where at least two of the contact pads are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of resources in a many-to-one relationship. The system also includes a test fixture removably attached to the first surface of the interface fixture. The test fixture includes an upper probe plate having a plurality of openings and a lower probe plate parallel to the upper probe plate. The lower probe plate includes a plurality of openings associated with the openings in the upper probe plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Dickson, Edward J. Collins, Robert Gregory Jukna
  • Publication number: 20120217988
    Abstract: A system for testing an electronic circuit board (ECB) having a plurality of test points in a pre-defined arrangement on a measurement device having a plurality of resources includes an interface fixture having a plurality of contact pads arranged in an array on a first surface. The contact pads can be electrically coupled to the plurality of resources of the measurement system according to a pre-defined pattern, where at least two of the contact pads are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of resources in a many-to-one relationship. The system also includes a test fixture removably attached to the first surface of the interface fixture. The test fixture includes an upper probe plate having a plurality of openings and a lower probe plate parallel to the upper probe plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Mark A. Dickson, Edward J. Collins, Robert Gregory Jukna
  • Patent number: 8166446
    Abstract: A system for testing an electronic circuit board (ECB) having a plurality of test points in a pre-defined arrangement on a measurement device having a plurality of resources includes an interface fixture having a plurality of contact pads arranged in an array on a first surface. The contact pads can be electrically coupled to the plurality of resources of the measurement system according to a pre-defined pattern, where at least two of the contact pads are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of resources in a many-to-one relationship. The system also includes a test fixture removably attached to the first surface of the interface fixture. The test fixture includes an upper probe plate having a plurality of openings and a lower probe plate parallel to the upper probe plate. The lower probe plate includes a plurality of openings associated with the openings in the upper probe plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Dickson, Edward J. Collins, Robert Gregory Jukna
  • Publication number: 20090072849
    Abstract: A system for testing an electronic circuit board (ECB) having a plurality of test points in a pre-defined arrangement on a measurement device having a plurality of resources includes an interface fixture having a plurality of contact pads arranged in an array on a first surface. The contact pads can be electrically coupled to the plurality of resources of the measurement system according to a pre-defined pattern, where at least two of the contact pads are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of resources in a many-to-one relationship. The system also includes a test fixture removably attached to the first surface of the interface fixture. The test fixture includes an upper probe plate having a plurality of openings and a lower probe plate parallel to the upper probe plate. The lower probe plate includes a plurality of openings associated with the openings in the upper probe plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Dickson, Edward J. Collins, Robert Gregory Jukna
  • Patent number: 7437039
    Abstract: An image presentation device (100) with an associated optical light engine includes one or more semiconductor light emitting diodes or other such devices (122, 124, 126) that are combined to provide a source of light to a micro-display panel (150). Light integrators (128), preferably shaped to correspond to the shape of the light emitting devices, are located such that a portion of each terminal is positioned adjacent to or in direct contact with the light emitting surface of the semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    Inventors: Israel J. Morejon, Jinhui Zhai, Tom R. Greenwood, Mark A. Dickson