Patents by Inventor Roger K. W. Smith

Roger K. W. Smith 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).

  • OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
    Publication number: 20120003642
    Abstract: A method of determining in a subject a predisposition to, or increased risk for, developing a tendon, ligament, or other soft tissue injury or pathology, the method comprising the step of screening the subject for the presence of at least one poly-morphism in at least one gene family selected from the group consisting of any one or more of: the matrix metallo-protease (MMP) family, the collagen family, including the COL5A1 and COL12A1 genes, the glycoprotein family, including the TNC and COMP genes, and derivatives thereof, which polymorphism is a polymorphism which results in a modified, augmented, or gated interaction with other members of the gene families mentioned herein, when compared to a wild-type interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicants: SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
    Inventors: Malcolm Robert Collins, Martin Peter Schwellnus, Stuart Martin Raleigh, William J. Ribbans, Roger K. W. Smith