Patents by Inventor Robert Claude

Robert Claude 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).

  • MAMMALIAN OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCY GRANULOSA MARKERS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100021898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the competence of oocytes for uterine implantation and development into living individuals. The invention more particularly relates to markers that are detected and measured in granulosa cells collected along with the oocytes during oocyte aspiration as it is done in assisted reproduction techniques. Markers include cytochrome P450 aromatase (CYP19A1), cell division cycle 42 (CDC42), 3-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (3?HSD1), serpm peptidase inhibitor clade E member 2 (SERPINE 2), and adrenodoxm (ADX) that are detected and measured, using RT-PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE LAVAL
    Inventors: Marc-Andre Sirard, Melanie Hamel, Robert Claude