Patents by Inventor Steven S. Witkin

Steven S. Witkin 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).

  • Detecting recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and method for treating same
    Patent number: 7335633
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting increased risk of vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvur vestibulitis syndrome. The method comprises obtaining a biological sample and determining whether a mutant allele of mannose-binding lectin gene is present in the sample. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvur vestibulitis syndrome in a female in need thereof. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a mannose-binding lectin protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven S. Witkin
  • IgM antibodies to the 70 kDa heat shock protein as a marker for cytomegalovirus infection
    Patent number: 6828113
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in a fetal sample by determining the presence of anti-hsp70 antibodies present in the fetal sample. The invention further provides a method for monitoring CMV infection in a human fetus. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting CMV in a cord blood sample of a neonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven S. Witkin
  • Method for detecting gynecological cancers
    Publication number: 20040132119
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting gynecological cancers, such as endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, uterine cancer or fallopian tube cancer, by determining the presence of extracellular heat shock proteins. The invention also provides kits useful for detecting gynecological cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven S. Witkin
  • IgM antibodies to the 70 kDa heat shock protein as a marker for cytomegalovirus infection
    Publication number: 20030180721
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in a fetal sample by determining the presence of anti-hsp70 antibodies present in the fetal sample. The invention further provides a method for monitoring CMV infection in a human fetus. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting CMV in a cord blood sample of a neonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Steven S. Witkin