Patents by Inventor Omar F. Laterza

Omar F. Laterza 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).

  • QUANTIFICATION OF TAU IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES BY IMMUNOAFFINITY ENRICHMENT AND MASS SPECTROMETRY
    Publication number: 20150253341
    Abstract: The present invention provides a quantitative immunoaffinity LC-MS/MS assay for detection and quantification of Tau protein in a biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas McAvoy, Michael E. Lassman, Omar F. Laterza
  • MICRORNA BIOMARKERS OF TISSUE INJURY
    Publication number: 20110111976
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention generally relates to use of tissue enriched miRNAs as biomarker to estimate tissue damage in a fluid sample. In a second aspect, methods are provided for monitoring a subject who is exposed or might have been exposed to an agent that has a risk of causing tissue injury. In a third aspect, methods are provided for identifying an agent as having a risk of causing tissue injury to a vertebrate subject. In a fourth aspect, kits are provided for practicing the methods of above-listed aspects. The contents of this ABSTRACT are not intended to in anyway limit the scope of the inventions claimed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Fare, Philip W. Garrett-Engele, Warren E. Glaab, Jason M. Johnson, Omar F. Laterza, Lee Lim, Steve W. Ludmerer, David B. Olsen, Joseph F. Sina, Frank D. Sistare