Patents by Inventor Rebecca Caffrey

Rebecca Caffrey 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).

  • Patent number: 9914954
    Abstract: Provided are methods for determining level of bioactive testosterone in a biological sample. In one aspect, aromatase enzyme is utilized to convert free, bio-available testosterone into estradiol and the amount of estradiol is measured before and after the addition of enzyme. The difference in measurements provides the amount of bioactive testosterone in the sample. In another aspect, a competitor of testosterone binding to SHBG is utilized to displace testosterone bound to SHBG. Measurements of total testosterone in the sample before addition of competitor and afterwards are taken, such that the delta reflects the amount of testosterone that was bound on SHBG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: NAVIGA LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Caffrey, Daniel Hoefner
  • Patent number: 9482678
    Abstract: Provided are methods for determining level of bioactive testosterone in a biological sample. In one aspect, aromatase enzyme is utilized to convert free, bio-available testosterone into estradiol and the amount of estradiol is measured before and after the addition of enzyme. The difference in measurements provides the amount of bioactive testosterone in the sample. In another aspect, a competitor of testosterone binding to SHBG is utilized to displace testosterone bound to SHBG. Measurements of total testosterone in the sample before addition of competitor and afterwards are taken, such that the delta reflects the amount of testosterone that was bound on SHBG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Rebecca Caffrey
  • Publication number: 20140324460
    Abstract: A method for generating a report presenting a patient-specific information relevant to assessing a patient's cardiodiabetes risk to guide and allow a physician or healthcare provider in the choice of therapy or therapies that will be maximally effective for a specific patient, to monitor the response to the chosen therapy and reduce the patient's risk of developing cardiodiabetes and/or its complications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca CAFFREY, Steve VARVEL, James V. POTTALA, Szilard Voros
  • Publication number: 20140303228
    Abstract: The disclosure provides biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disclosure also provides various methods of using the biomarkers, including methods for diagnosis of ALS, methods of determining predisposition to ALS, methods of monitoring progression/regression of ALS, methods of assessing efficacy of compositions for treating ALS, methods of screening compositions for activity in modulating biomarkers of ALS, methods of treating ALS, as well as other methods based on biomarkers of ALS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Kay A. Lawton, Meredith V. Brown, Bruce Neri, Rebecca Caffrey, Michael V. Milburn
  • Publication number: 20120172356
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying Chagas disease status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as infected with Chagas disease or non-infected. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Momar NDAO, Brian WARD, Hongshan LI, Vladimir PODUST, Rebecca CAFFREY, Terrance William SPITHILL, Regis PERICHON
  • Patent number: 8043825
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying Chagas disease status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as infected with Chagas disease or non-infected. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Momar Ndao, Brian Ward, Rebecca Caffrey, Terence William Spithill, Hongshan Li, Vladimir Podust, Regis Perichon
  • Publication number: 20050260691
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying Chagas disease status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as infected with Chagas disease or non-infected. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Momar Ndao, Brian Ward, Rebecca Caffrey, Terence Spithill, Hongshan Li, Vladimir Podust, Regis Perichon
  • Publication number: 20050181398
    Abstract: Methods of specifically detecting host response protein clusters and of correlating patterns of expression of these clusters with various clinical parameters are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Fung, Rebecca Caffrey, Tai-Tung Yip