Patents by Inventor Shirley Gee

Shirley Gee 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).

  • Linoleic acid diol and glucuronide conjugate levels as diagnostic markers of disorders of abnormal regulation of cytochrome P450 metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 6756210
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of using dihydroxy unsaturated fatty acids as markers for identifying patients with a disorder associated with abnormal regulation of the cytochrome P450 metabolism or oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids. For example, linoleic acid diols, including leukotoxindiol, can be used as a diagnostic tool for identifying patients with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce Hammock, Gabriela Zurek, Shirley Gee, John W. Newman, Jiang Zheng
  • Dihydroxy unsaturated fatty acid levels as diagnostic markers
    Publication number: 20030113824
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of using dihydroxy unsaturated fatty acids as markers for identifying patients with a disorder associated with abnormal regulation of the cytochrome P450 metabolism or oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids. In preferred embodiments, linoleic acid diols, including, but not limited to, leukotoxindiol, are used as a diagnostic tool for identifying patients with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce Hammock, Gabriela Zurek, Shirley Gee, John William Newman