Patents by Inventor R. Keith Shuler, JR.

R. Keith Shuler, JR. 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).

  • Phenotype-Genotype Relationship in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Publication number: 20110183340
    Abstract: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) cases possessing the LOC387715 (rs 10490924) variant have a higher risk of neovascular AMD. Individuals with AMD who are homozygous for both variants might be at greater risk for earlier onset of neovascular AMD. Determining the presence of this variant indicates which path the disease may take and which nutritional, supplement, or medicaments are appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: R. Keith Shuler, JR., Eric A. Postel, Jennifer Caldwell, Silke Schmidt, Michael Hauser
  • Phenotype-Genotype Relationship in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Publication number: 20090263801
    Abstract: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) cases possessing the LOC387715 (rs10490924) variant have a higher risk of neovascular AMD. Individuals with AMD who are homozygous for both variants might be at greater risk for earlier onset of neovascular AMD. Determining the presence of this variant indicates which path the disease may take and which nutritional, supplement, or medicaments are appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: R. Keith Shuler, JR., Eric A. Postel, Jennifer Caldwell, Silke Schmidt, Michael Hauser