Patents by Inventor Nicholas Hoe

Nicholas Hoe 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: 20220096629
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNF? inhibitor for the treatment of a TNF?-mediated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Steve Lockton, Scott Hauenstein, Linda Ohrmund
  • Patent number: 11160863
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNF? inhibitor for the treatment of a TNF?-mediated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: PROMETHEUS LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Steve Lockton, Scott Hauenstein, Linda Ohrmund
  • Patent number: 10597697
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in a biological sample, comprising the steps of: a) generating a fluorescent image of the sample by a protocol comprising immunofluorescence detection of at least five different target proteins in the sample; b) selecting a region of interest of the sample by comparing the image to a predetermined criterion; c) removing a subsample from the region of interest, and; d) determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in the subsample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corp.
    Inventors: John Richard Nelson, Qingyan Au, Wei Gao, Ryan Charles Heller, Nicholas Hoe, Nam Tran, Nichole Lea Wood
  • Publication number: 20190060449
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNF? inhibitor for the treatment of a TNF?-mediated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Steve Lockton, Scott Hauenstein, Linda Ohrmund
  • Patent number: 10086072
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNF? inhibitor for the treatment of a TNF?-mediated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Steve Lockton, Scott Hauenstein, Linda Ohrmund
  • Publication number: 20160305944
    Abstract: The present invention provides assays and methods for determining an individual's risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) by analyzing a pre-cancerous polyp tissue sample. The present invention also provides assay and methods for selecting an anti-cancer therapeutic drug for an individual diagnosed as having early stage CRC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: SHARAT SINGH, NICHOLAS HOE, KELLY D. HESTER
  • Publication number: 20160230219
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in a biological sample, comprising the steps of: a) generating a fluorescent image of the sample by a protocol comprising immunofluorescence detection of at least five different target proteins in the sample; b) selecting a region of interest of the sample by comparing the image to a predetermined criterion; c) removing a subsample from the region of interest, and; d) determining a nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid segment present in the subsample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Richard Nelson, Qingyan Au, Wei Gao, Ryan Charles Heller, Nicholas Hoe, Nam Tran, Nichole Lea Wood
  • Publication number: 20140141983
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for personalized therapeutic management of a disease in order to optimize therapy and/or monitor therapeutic efficacy. In particular, the present invention comprises measuring an array of one or a plurality of biomarkers at a plurality of time points over the course of therapy with a therapeutic agent to determine a mucosal healing index for selecting therapy, optimizing therapy, reducing toxicity, and/or monitoring the efficacy of therapeutic treatment. In certain instances, the therapeutic agent is a TNF? inhibitor for the treatment of a TNF?-mediated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Steve Lockton, Scott Hauenstein, Linda Ohrmund
  • Publication number: 20140024548
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for selecting a suitable anticancer drug therapy, and for identifying and predicting response, for the treatment of a malignant cancer involving aberrant c-Met signaling. The present invention also provides methods for monitoring the status of a malignant cancer involving aberrant cMet signaling and monitoring how a patient with the malignant cancer is responding to anticancer drug therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe, Fred Princen, Xinjun Liu
  • Publication number: 20130005596
    Abstract: The invention provides novel biomarkers, kits, and methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and subtyping IBS. In one aspect, the invention provides novel genomic biomarkers for diagnosing, classifying, providing a prognosis for, and assigning therapy for IBS in a subject in need thereof. In another aspect, the present invention provides novel algorithms for the diagnosis and prognosis of IBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Hua Gong, Sharat Singh, Nicholas Hoe