Patents by Inventor Paul Archibald KIRKHAM

Paul Archibald KIRKHAM 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).

  • Method for diagnosis and prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
    Patent number: 9551716
    Abstract: A method for aiding in categorizing or determining prognosis in a subject with COPD, or in selecting a therapeutic strategy for a subject with COPD, or in monitoring disease progression or assessing effectiveness of a treatment regime for COPD, the method comprising the step of assessing the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin in a sample obtained from the subject. The method may further comprise the step of selecting a treatment regime making use of the information on the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin in the sample. The step of assessing of the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin may comprise the step of determining the ratio of IgG to IgM in the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Archibald Kirkham
  • METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
    Publication number: 20160097778
    Abstract: A method for aiding in categorising or determining prognosis in a subject with COPD, or in selecting a therapeutic strategy for a subject with COPD, or in monitoring disease progression or assessing effectiveness of a treatment regime for COPD, the method comprising the step of assessing the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin in a sample obtained from the subject. The method may further comprise the step of selecting a treatment regime making use of the information on the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin in the sample. The step of assessing of the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin may comprise the step of determining the ratio of IgG to IgM in the antibody response to carbonylated vimentin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Archibald KIRKHAM