Patents by Inventor Ralph Michael Boehmer

Ralph Michael Boehmer 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 enriching fetal cells
    Publication number: 20130295561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of enriching fetal cells from a pregnant female. The present invention relates to removing, from a sample, cells that comprise at least one MHC molecule. The present invention also relates to methods that rely on using telomerase, mRNA encoding components thereof, as well as telomere length, as markers for fetal cells. Enriched fetal cells can be used in a variety of procedures including, detection of a trait of interest such as a disease trait, or a genetic predisposition thereto, gender typing and parentage testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Genetic Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Ralph Michael Boehmer, Richard Allman
  • METHODS OF ENRICHING FETAL CELLS
    Publication number: 20090305236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of enriching fetal cells from a pregnant female. The present invention relates to removing, from a sample, cells that comprise at least one MHC molecule. The present invention also relates to methods that rely on using telomerase, mRNA encoding components thereof, as well as telomere length, as markers for fetal cells. Enriched fetal cells can be used in a variety of procedures including, detection of a trait of interest such as a disease trait, or a genetic predisposition thereto, gender typing and parentage testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Ralph Michael Boehmer, Richard Allman