Patents by Inventor Normand Robichaud

Normand Robichaud 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).

  • Compositions and methods for genetic analysis of polycystic kidney disease
    Publication number: 20070166755
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to nucleic acid sequences for detection of mutations in a PKD-1 or PKD-2 gene, as well as biomarkers for ADPKD. The invention further relates to methods for diagnosing ADPKD in an individual, and kits for performing the methods of the invention. The invention also provides a method for determining in an individual the presence or absence of a mutant PKD gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jones, Aidan Hennigan, John Curran, Susan Allen, Normand Robichaud, Jing Wang, Kerry Flynn, Jorge Garces, Christopher Palatucci, William Seltzer
  • Detection of antibodies to gangliosides using solid-phase reactants coated with carbonyl groups
    Publication number: 20050233384
    Abstract: Methods of detecting antibodies to one or more ganglioside(s) of interest in a sample are disclosed which comprise using a solid-phase reactant having carbonyl groups attached thereon, and the ganglioside(s) of interest linked to the solid-phase reactant by an amide bond between an amino group of the ganglioside of interest and a carbonyl group attached to the solid-phase reactant. The methods of detecting antibodies to ganglioside(s) of interest can be used in methods of diagnosing neuropathies in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Athena Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Normand Robichaud, Louis Kertiles
  • Compositions and methods for genetic analysis of polycystic kidney disease
    Publication number: 20050100898
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to nucleic acid sequences for detection of mutations in a PKD-1 or PKD-2 gene, as well as biomarkers for ADPKD. The invention further relates to methods for diagnosing ADPKD in an individual, and kits for performing the methods of the invention. The invention also provides a method for determining in an individual the presence or absence of a mutant PKD gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jones, Aidan Hennigan, John Curran, Susan Allen, Normand Robichaud, Jing Wang, Kerry Flynn, Jorge Garces, Christopher Palatucci
  • Apparatus for inserting a spline into a frame groove
    Patent number: 5345662
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a spline inserting wheel, a motor for rotating the wheel, and a support mountable to a fixed structure having one end manually moveable over a frame supporting table surface. The wheel is rotatably mounted to one end of the support about an axis normal to the table surface, and a pneumatic cylinder applies a downward pressure on the wheel. The spline can be inserted into the frame by moving the support to locate the wheel over the groove and spline, applying pressure to the wheel to insert the spline into the groove, and driving the wheel to advance the wheel over the groove to insert the spline along the groove, while rotating the wheel about the normal axis to follow the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Langis Lambert
    Inventors: Louis Gosselin, Normand Robichaud