Patents by Inventor Stephen Seliger

Stephen Seliger 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 for assessing differential risk for developing heart failure
    Patent number: 10509044
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human patient 65 years of age or older is at increased risk for developing heart failure, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures levels of NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T in a specimen from the patient wherein an increased NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T level compared to levels in a control indicate an increased risk for developing heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, BOARD OF REGENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Christopher Defilippi, Stephen Seliger, James De Lemos, Robert H. Christenson
  • METHODS FOR ASSESSING DIFFERENTIAL RISK FOR DEVELOPING HEART FAILURE
    Publication number: 20170234888
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human patient 65 years of age or older is at increased risk for developing heart failure, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures levels of NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T in a specimen from the patient wherein an increased NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T level compared to levels in a control indicate an increased risk for developing heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Defilippi, Stephen Seliger, James De Lemos, Robert H. Christenson