Patents by Inventor William K. Scott

William K. Scott 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).

  • Publication number: 20240107118
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate control of playback of a live content item displayed in a playback user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of key content corresponding to a live content item in a key content user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate concurrently display of multiple content items in a Multiview user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of insights corresponding to a content item displayed in a playback user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. ELLINGFORD, Kevin M. SANDLOW, Lucio MORENO RUFO, Fredric R. VINNA, Policarpo B. WOOD, Antonio ALLEN, William D. CARPENTER, Anton M. DAVYDOV, Jonathan SILVIO, Brian K. SHIRAISHI, Gregory T. SCOTT
  • Patent number: 8088587
    Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the elderly whose etiology remains largely unknown. Previous studies identified chromosome 1q32 as harboring a susceptibility locus for AMD, but it was not identified. We identified a strongly associated haplotype in two independent data sets. DNA sequencing of the complement factor II gene (CFII) within this haplotype revealed a coding variant, Y402II, that significantly increases the risk for AMD with odds ratios between 2.45 and 5.57. This identifies Complement factor II as involved in pathogenesis of AMD. This single variant alone is so common that it likely explains 43 percent of AMD in older adults. In addition, we have replicated and refined previous reports implicating a coding change in LOC387715 as the second major AMD susceptibility allele. The effect of rs10490924 appears to be completely independent of the Y402H variant in the CFH gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Vanderbilt University, Duke University
    Inventors: Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Jonathan L. Haines, Eric Postel, Anita Agarwal, Michael A. Hauser, Silke Schmidt, William K. Scott
  • Publication number: 20100190264
    Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the elderly whose etiology remains largely unknown. Previous studies identified chromosome 1q32 as harboring a susceptibility locus for AMD, but it was not identified. We identified a strongly associated haplotype in two independent data sets. DNA sequencing of the complement factor II gene (CHI) within this haplotype revealed a coding variant, Y402II, that significantly increases the risk for AMD with odds ratios between 2.45 and 5.57. This identifies Complement factor II as involved in pathogenesis of AMD. This single variant alone is so common that it likely explains 43 percent of AMD in older adults. In addition, we have replicated and refined previous reports implicating a coding change in LOC387715 as the second major AMD susceptibility allele. The effect of rs10490924 appears to be completely independent of the Y402II variant in the CFH gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicants: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Jonathan L. Haines, Eric Postel, Anita Agarwal, Michael A. Hauser, Silke Schmidt, William K. Scott
  • Publication number: 20090098557
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for screening a subject for Parkinson disease, for increased risk of developing Parkinson disease and/or for an earlier or later age of developing Parkinson disease, comprising detecting the presence of a genetic marker associated with Parkinson disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffery M. Vance, Yi-Ju Li, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Eden R. Martin, William K. Scott, Michael A. Hauser, Jeffrey M. Stajich, Sofia Oliveira, Joelle van der Walt
  • Publication number: 20040248092
    Abstract: Methods of screening a subject for Parkinson's disease comprise detecting the presence or absence of a functional polymorphism associated with a gene linked to Parkinson's disease. The method may be used diagnostically or prognostically, including in clinical trials for the identification of treatments effective for treating patients carrying particular markers for Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey M Vance, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, William K. Scott, Jeffrey M. Stajich