Patents by Inventor Megan Penno

Megan Penno 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).

  • Publication number: 20190285637
    Abstract: The present invention provides biological markers associated with gastric cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing gastric cancer (GC) in a subject, the method including: measuring an expression level of one or more proteins in the subject, wherein the one or more proteins are selected from the group consisting of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), clusterin, insulin like growth factor binding protein complex acid labile subunit (IGFALS), and afamin; comparing the expression level of the or each protein in the subject to a reference expression level for the or each protein; and diagnosing GC in the subject on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Megan Penno, Matthias Robert Walter Ernst
  • Patent number: 10345309
    Abstract: The present invention provides biological markers associated with gastric cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing gastric cancer (GC) in a subject, the method including: measuring an expression level of one or more proteins in the subject, wherein the one or more proteins are selected from the group consisting of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), clusterin, insulin like growth factor binding protein complex acid labile subunit (IGFALS), and afamin; comparing the expression level of the or each protein in the subject to a reference expression level for the or each protein; and diagnosing GC in the subject on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Megan Penno, Matthias Robert Walter Ernst
  • Publication number: 20160370373
    Abstract: The present invention provides biological markers associated with gastric cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing gastric cancer (GC) in a subject, the method including: measuring an expression level of one or more proteins in the subject, wherein the one or more proteins are selected from the group consisting of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), clusterin, insulin like growth factor binding protein complex acid labile subunit (IGFALS), and afamin; comparing the expression level of the or each protein in the subject to a reference expression level for the or each protein; and diagnosing GC in the subject on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Megan Penno, Matthias Robert Walter Ernst
  • Publication number: 20150010914
    Abstract: The present invention provides biological markers associated with gastric cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing gastric cancer (GC) in a subject, the method including: measuring an expression level of one or more proteins in the subject, wherein the one or more proteins are selected from the group consisting of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), clusterin, insulin like growth factor binding protein complex acid labile subunit (IGFALS), and afamin; comparing the expression level of the or each protein in the subject to a reference expression level for the or each protein; and diagnosing GC in the subject on the basis of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Megan Penno, Matthias Robert Walter Ernst