Patents by Inventor Trevor Orchard

Trevor Orchard 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION OR DISEASE
    Publication number: 20120283530
    Abstract: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) occurs at an earlier age in diabetes and is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in subjects with or without diabetes. One postulated mechanism for the increased CAC is the accelerated accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the vasculature. As certain collagen AGEs fluoresce, skin intrinsic fluorescence (SIF) can act as a novel maker of collagen AGEs levels. The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for detecting SIF that can be a useful marker of CAD risk and a therapeutic target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: John D. Maynard, Nathaniel Matter, Baqiyyah Conway, Trevor Orchard