Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Reed

Patrick W. Reed 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).

  • METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS FOR A MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
    Publication number: 20090280517
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment, diagnosis, and prognosis of a muscular dystrophy or myopathy. The present inventors have found that the quantity of mu-crystallin is increased in a muscular dystrophy. In particular, the inventors have found that mu-crystallin is increased in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Based on the inventors' findings, the invention provides a novel means for the treatment, diagnosis, and prognosis of a muscular dystrophy or myopathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Robert J. Bloch, Patrick W. Reed