Patents by Inventor Richard Cawthon

Richard Cawthon 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 predicting mortality risk by determining telomere length
    Patent number: 11193169
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • METHODS OF PREDICTING MORTALITY RISK BY DETERMINING TELOMERE LENGTH
    Publication number: 20190218609
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Methods of predicting mortality risk by determining telomere length
    Patent number: 10227649
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Methods of Predicting Mortality Risk By Determining Telomere Length
    Publication number: 20160194705
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Methods of predicting mortality risk by determining telomere length
    Patent number: 9169516
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Reducing non-target nucleic acid dependent amplifications: amplifying repetitive nucleic acid sequences
    Patent number: 8048631
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for amplifying target nucleic acids using nucleic acid primers designed to limit non-target nucleic acid dependent priming events. The present invention permits amplifying and quantitating the number of repetitive units in a repetitive region, such as the number of telomere repetitive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • REDUCING NON-TARGET NUCLEIC ACID DEPENDENT AMPLIFICATIONS: AMPLIFYING REPETITIVE NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES
    Publication number: 20100151477
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for amplifying target nucleic acids using nucleic acid primers designed to limit non-target nucleic acid dependent priming events. The present invention permits amplifying and quantitating the number of repetitive units in a repetitive region, such as the number of telomere repetitive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Methods of predicting mortality risk by determining telomere length
    Publication number: 20060210980
    Abstract: The present invention provides for methods of determining telomere length of an organism and correlating the measured telomere length with mortality risk associated with telomere length in a population. The presence of shorter telomeres is associated with an increased mortality rate and increased susceptibility to certain types of diseases for an individual member of a human population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon
  • Reducing non-target nucleic acid dependent amplifications: amplifying repetitive nucleic acid sequences
    Publication number: 20030162266
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods for amplifying target nucleic acids using nucleic acid primers designed to limit non-target nucleic acid dependent priming events. The present invention permits amplifying and quantitating the number of repetitive units in a repetitive region, such as the number of telomere repetitive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Richard Cawthon