Patents by Inventor Raymond Hin Wai NG

Raymond Hin Wai NG 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).

  • Publication number: 20200017919
    Abstract: Methods and devices for nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening are disclosed. The method comprises providing a nasopharyngeal sample from a subject, isolating DNA from the sample, amplifying and detecting at least one EBV target sequence from the DNA using real-time PCR, wherein a real time PCR cycle threshold number of less than or equal to 31.5 is indicative of the subject having nasopharyngeal carcinoma or a risk of developing nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Raymond Hin Wai Ng
  • Patent number: 10407733
    Abstract: Methods and devices for nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening are disclosed. The method comprises providing a nasopharyngeal sample from a subject, isolating DNA from the sample, amplifying and detecting at least one EBV target sequence from the DNA using real-time PCR, wherein a real-time PCR cycle threshold number of less than or equal to 31.5 is indicative of the subject having nasopharyngeal carcinoma or a risk of developing nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The device for obtaining a brush biopsy sample comprises a longitudinal shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein at least two brush heads extend from the second end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ADVANCE SENTRY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Raymond Hin Wai Ng
  • Publication number: 20160251724
    Abstract: Methods and devices for nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening are disclosed. The method comprises providing a nasopharyngeal sample from a subject, isolating DNA from the sample, amplifying and detecting at least one EBV target sequence from the DNA using real-time PCR, wherein a real-time PCR cycle threshold number of less than or equal to 31.5 is indicative of the subject having nasopharyngeal carcinoma or a risk of developing nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The device for obtaining a brush biopsy sample comprises a longitudinal shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein at least two brush heads extend from the second end of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Raymond Hin Wai NG