Patents by Inventor Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty 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).
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Patent number: 8788215Abstract: The present invention provides a method of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. The method compares DNA profiles from at least one unknown biological specimen to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' predictive ability. In particular, the invention describes a method of comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from biological specimens of family members. In one embodiment, a modified Elston Stewart algorithm is used to determine a probability that a genetic relationship exists between at least one unknown biological specimen and the family pedigree.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Patent number: 8775097Abstract: Three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen of a missing person originates from a member of a particular family comprise an initial automated decision support (ADS) algorithm for determining a list of relatives of the missing person for DNA typing and which typing technologies of available technologies to use for a listed relative. The ADS algorithm may be implemented on computer apparatus including a processor and an associated memory. The ADS method comprises determining a set of relatives of available family member relatives for DNA typing via a processor from a stored list of family member relatives according to one of a rule base, a table of hierarchically stored relatives developed based on discriminatory power or by calculating the discriminatory power for available family relatives to type.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Patent number: 8412463Abstract: The present invention provides at least three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. These methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' identification ability. In particular, the invention describes combining at least a ranked first family member list and a ranked second family member list to create a combined ranked list and identifying the unknown biological specimen as one contained among a list of specimens having the highest combined rankings representing the candidates that are most likely related to the family. A second method encompasses comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from multiple biological specimens of family members.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry, Ranajit Chakraborty
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Publication number: 20130030713Abstract: The present invention provides a method of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. The method compares DNA profiles from at least one unknown biological specimen to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' predictive ability. In particular, the invention describes a method of comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from biological specimens of family members. In one embodiment, a modified Elston Stewart algorithm is used to determine a probability that a genetic relationship exists between at least one unknown biological specimen and the family pedigree.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: The University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Patent number: 8301392Abstract: Three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen of a missing person originates from a member of a particular family comprise an initial automated decision support (ADS) algorithm for determining a list of relatives of the missing person for DNA typing and which typing technologies of available technologies to use for a listed relative. The ADS algorithm may be implemented on computer apparatus including a processor and an associated memory. The ADS method comprises determining a set of relatives of available family member relatives for DNA typing via a processor from a stored list of family member relatives according to one of a rule base, a table of hierarchically stored relatives developed based on discriminatory power or by calculating the discriminatory power for available family relatives to type.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: University of Tennessee Research FoundationInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Patent number: 8271201Abstract: The present invention provides at least three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. These methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' identification ability. In particular, the invention describes combining at least a ranked first family member list and a ranked second family member list to create a combined ranked list and identifying the unknown biological specimen as one contained among a list of specimens having the highest combined rankings representing the candidates that are most likely related to the family. A second method encompasses comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from multiple biological specimens of family members.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: University of Tennesee Research FoundationInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Publication number: 20110295518Abstract: The present invention provides at least three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. These methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' identification ability. In particular, the invention describes combining at least a ranked first family member list and a ranked second family member list to create a combined ranked list and identifying the unknown biological specimen as one contained among a list of specimens having the highest combined rankings representing the candidates that are most likely related to the family. A second method encompasses comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from multiple biological specimens of family members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Patent number: 7732135Abstract: A genetic marker of food allergy is disclosed. The marker comprises variants of IL-4 receptor alpha, IL13 and CD14.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2004Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Inventors: Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Amal Assa'ad, Ranajit Chakraborty
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Publication number: 20100138374Abstract: Three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen of a missing person originates from a member of a particular family comprise an initial automated decision support (ADS) algorithm for determining a list of relatives of the missing person for DNA typing and which typing technologies of available technologies to use for a listed relative. The ADS algorithm may be implemented on computer apparatus including a processor and an associated memory. The ADS method comprises determining a set of relatives of available family member relatives for DNA typing via a processor from a stored list of family member relatives according to one of a rule base, a table of hierarchically stored relatives developed based on discriminatory power or by calculating the discriminatory power for available family relatives to type.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Publication number: 20080040046Abstract: The present invention provides at least three methods of predicting whether an unknown biological specimen originates from a member of a particular family. These methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member, which significantly increases the methods' identification ability. In particular, the invention describes combining at least a ranked first family member list and a ranked second family member list to create a combined ranked list and identifying the unknown biological specimen as one contained among a list of specimens having the highest combined rankings representing the candidates that are most likely related to the family. A second method encompasses comparing test DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to a family pedigree comprising target DNA profiles obtained from multiple biological specimens of family members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Ranajit Chakraborty, John Douglas Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale V. Stansberry
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Publication number: 20070184441Abstract: A genetic marker of food allergy is disclosed. The marker comprises variants of IL-4 receptor alpha, IL13 and CD14.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2004Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Gurjit Hershey, Amal Assa'ad, Ranajit Chakraborty