Patents by Inventor William B. Downs

William B. Downs 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).

  • Genetic Risk Analysis In Reward Deficiency Syndrome
    Publication number: 20120053070
    Abstract: Methods and kits for performing genetic analyses of biological samples to assess predisposition for and/or to stratify risk Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) behavior, including various addictive and/or compulsive behaviors, are described. The methods and kits of the invention use different nucleic acid probes to determine if a human subject's genome contains one or more alleles for one or more genes implicated in RDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth Blum, William B. Downs, Roger L. Waite, William J. Heaney