Patents by Inventor Victor Volpini

Victor Volpini 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).

  • Duplications of human chromosome 15q24-25 and anxiety disorders, diagnostic methods for their detection
    Patent number: 6225057
    Abstract: A method for identifying a person at risk for developing an anxiety disorder, said anxiety disorder selected from the group consisting of agoraphobia, social phobia, panic attacks, panic disorders, simple phobia, mood disorders, major depression, schizophrenia, and hypermobility syndrome associated with duplication of a region of the genomic sequence of human chromosome 15q24-25 defined by boundaries D15S925 (proximal end) and DS15S736 (distal end). The method comprises identifying the presence of duplication in the region of the genomic sequence of human chromosome 15q24-25 defined by the boundaries D15S925 (proximal end) and DS15S736 (distal end) in said person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Palleja, Zavier Estivell
    Inventors: Xavier Estivill Palleja, Monica Gratacos, Marga Nadal, Miguel Angel Pujana, Victor Volpini