Patents by Inventor Prescott Deininger

Prescott Deininger 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, METHODS, AND KITS FOR DETECTING THE NUMBER AND GENOMIC LOCATIONS OF POLYMORPHIC LINE-1 ELEMENTS IN AN INDIVIDUAL
    Publication number: 20230106738
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions, methods, kits, and devices for detecting the number and locations of polymorphic LINE-1 (pL1s) elements present in the genome of an individual and for detecting previously unknown pL1s. The inventive compositions, methods, kits, and devices permit the identification of numbers and patterns of pL1 insertions that render a person with such numbers and patterns at higher risk of developing cancer or cognitive disorders compared to persons without such numbers and patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: Victoria PEREPELITSA, Prescott DEININGER
  • Mammalian retrotransposable elements
    Publication number: 20070037759
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modified retrotransposable element wherein one or more polyadenylation sites have been removed from within the genes of the retrotransposable element, and methods of use thereof. Sequences of optimized retrotransposable element are provided that have polyadenylation sites removed, and may be further modified to optimize codon usage for expression in mammals and to add restriction enzyme sites for ease of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE
    Inventors: Prescott Deininger, Victoria Belancio
  • High density polymorphic genetic locus
    Patent number: 6544730
    Abstract: The polymorphic character of a sequence of the human genome comprising approximately 950 base pairs and methods for using it to determine human identification and parentage are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventors: Prescott Deininger, David Kass