Patents by Inventor Sterling W. Thomas

Sterling W. Thomas 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).

  • Publication number: 20090312189
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of evaluation pharmacological activity of a compound, such as a drug candidate, which method combines computational bioinformatics with laboratory validation. In an embodiment, the method involves the creation of a network based on correlation coefficients calculated from a data set generated by exposing the compound to a biological model and gene-against-gene clustering. The network is then validated against, for example, a standard network based on natural language searching. The validated interactions are then run through a simulation scheme to develop a hierarchy of genes that are affected by the compound and that control genes in the network. Laboratory validation is conducted on any gene interactions that could not be otherwise validated. In one embodiment, the final results are compiled into a searchable database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: MIDWEST PROTEOMICS, INC.
    Inventor: Sterling W. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20040015337
    Abstract: A system and method of predicting disease behavior is disclosed that includes one or more independent components that also interact to produce a prediction of disease behavior based on mathematical modeling of the biological mechanisms and historical patient data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Austin W. Thomas, Richard D. Thomas, Sterling W. Thomas, Scott J. Hawkins, James K. Parrish, Diane Weiss, Lawrence V. Robertson