Patents by Inventor William Leigh Ledger

William Leigh Ledger 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).

  • GAMETE-SECRETED GROWTH FACTORS
    Publication number: 20200041523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diagnostic markers of fertility, reproductive dysfunction and infertility management. In particular, the invention relates a method for predicting the fertility potential of a subject, the method comprising determining the level of one or more of GDF9, BMP15 and/or cumulin in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Bruce GILCHRIST, Karen CHAN, William Leigh LEDGER, David Mark MILNE-ROBERTSON, Angelique Helena RIEPSAMEN
  • Diagnosis of pre-eclampsia
    Patent number: 6620590
    Abstract: A method for diagnosis of pre-eclampsia is disclosed, which comprises measuring the hormone inhibin A in a biological sample such as maternal serum. The method allows non-invasive, early diagnosis and can be used to predict the onset of secondary symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignees: Isis Innovation Limited, The University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Groome, Philip Gerald Knight, William Leigh Ledger, Christopher Willard George Redman, Shanthi Muttukrishna
  • Diagnosis of pre-eclampsia
    Publication number: 20010055781
    Abstract: A method for diagnosis of pre-eclampsia is disclosed, which comprises measuring the hormone inhibin A in a biological sample such as maternal serum. The method allows non-invasive, early diagnosis and can be used to predict the onset of secondary symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Groome, Philip Gerald Knight, William Leigh Ledger, Christopher Willard George Redman, Shanthi Muttukrishna