Patents by Inventor Vickie J. LaMorte

Vickie J. LaMorte 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 of cytodiagnostic staging of neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma
    Patent number: 7258987
    Abstract: Methods of diagnosing whether an epithelial tissue is an abnormal tissue by determining an expression pattern for PML in the epithelial tissue; determining an expression pattern for nuclear bodies in the epithelial tissue; determining SUMO-1 colocalization and comparing the expression pattern for PML and the expression pattern for nuclear bodies with a control are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing whether a subject has mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia, Type A severe dysplasia, Type B severe dysplasia, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, or poorly-differentiated cervical squamous cell carcinoma, by determining an expression pattern for PML, an expression pattern for nuclear bodies, and SUMO-1 colocalization and determining whether the sample is consistent with expression patterns expected for mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia, Type A severe dysplasia, Type B severe dysplasia, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, or poorly-differentiated cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Vickie J. LaMorte, Melinda Szendefi, Heinrich Walt
  • Methods of cytodiagnostic staging of neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma
    Publication number: 20030092047
    Abstract: Methods of diagnosing whether an epithelial tissue is an abnormal tissue by determining an expression pattern for PML in the epithelial tissue; determining an expression pattern for nuclear bodies in the epithelial tissue; determining SUMO-1 colocalization and comparing the expression pattern for PML and the expression pattern for nuclear bodies with a control are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Vickie J. LaMorte, Melinda Szendefi, Heinrich Walt