Patents by Inventor Rebecca McKavanagh

Rebecca McKavanagh 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).

  • Medical Imaging
    Publication number: 20240069138
    Abstract: Methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of a cognitive disorder by analysing microstructural changes in regions of the brain are provided. The invention particularly relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of types of dementia, for example Alzheimer's disease, by analysing changes in minicolumns in regions or layers of the cortex of the brain or of the whole brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Chance, Rebecca McKavanagh, Mark Jenkinson, Karla Miller
  • Medical imaging
    Patent number: 11796619
    Abstract: Methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of a cognitive disorder by analysing microstructural changes in regions of the brain are provided. The invention particularly relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of types of dementia, for example Alzheimer's disease, by analysing changes in minicolumns in regions or layers of the cortex of the brain or of the whole brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Steven Chance, Rebecca McKavanagh, Mark Jenkinson, Karla Miller
  • Medical Imaging
    Publication number: 20210132171
    Abstract: Methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of a cognitive disorder by analysing microstructural changes in regions of the brain are provided. The invention particularly relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of types of dementia, for example Alzheimer's disease, by analysing changes in minicolumns in regions or layers of the cortex of the brain or of the whole brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Chance, Rebecca McKavanagh, Mark Jenkinson, Karla Miller
  • Medical imaging
    Patent number: 10884090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of a cognitive disorder by analysing microstructural changes in regions of the brain. The invention particularly relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of types of dementia, for example Alzheimer's disease, by analysing changes in minicolumns in regions or layers of the cortex of the brain or of the whole brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Steven Chance, Rebecca McKavanagh, Mark Jenkinson, Karla Miller
  • Medical Imaging
    Publication number: 20180143282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of a cognitive disorder by analysing microstructural changes in regions of the brain. The invention particularly relates to methods of assessing or obtaining an indication of the presence of types of dementia, for example Alzheimer's disease, by analysing changes in minicolumns in regions or layers of the cortex of the brain or of the whole brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Chance, Rebecca McKavanagh, Mark Jenkinson, Karla Miller