Patents by Inventor Stephen Vigues

Stephen Vigues 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).

  • GENETIC MARKER FOR INCREASED RISK FOR OBESITY-RELATED DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20080305485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of determining an increased risk of a subject to acquire a trait of an obesity disorder or an obesity disorder, with the method comprising determining the genetic sequence of at least one taste receptor gene in the subject and reviewing the test genetic sequence(s) for the presence of at least one risk allele associated with at least one taste receptor. The presence of at least one difference in the test genetic sequence(s) and the presence of a risk allele associated with the taste receptor(s) may indicate an increased risk of the subject acquiring a trait of an obesity disorder or an obesity disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Steven D. MUNGER, Nanette I. Steinle, Alan R. Shuldiner, Soren Snitker, Cedrick D. Dotson, Amanda E.T. Elson, Stephen Vigues