Patents by Inventor Michael Boeckh

Michael Boeckh 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).

  • IDENTIFYING A SUBJECT WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF INVASIVE MOLD INFECTION
    Publication number: 20100326218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of identifying a subject having a haplotype in a toll-like receptor 4 gene of the subject that is associated with an increased risk of invasive mold infection in a recipient of a transplant from the subject, comprising genotyping the subject for the presence of particular single nucleotide polymorphisms or haplotypes in the toll-like receptor 4 gene of the subject, wherein the detection of said single nucleotide polymorphism(s) and/or haplotype(s) identifies the subject as having a single nucleotide polymorphism and/or haplotype associated with an increased risk of invasive mold infection in a recipient of a transplant from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Boeckh, Jason W. Chien, Kieren Marr, Pierre-Yves Bochud