Patents by Inventor Youn Hee Jee

Youn Hee Jee 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).

  • ASSAY TO MEASURE MIDKINE OR PLEIOTROPHIN LEVEL FOR DIAGNOSING A GROWTH
    Publication number: 20170160279
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Serv
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baron, Youn Hee Jee
  • Assay to measure midkine or pleiotrophin level for diagnosing a growth
    Patent number: 9664682
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth. Growth refers to, for example, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baron, Youn Hee Jee
  • Assay to measure midkine or pleiotrophin level for diagnosing a growth
    Patent number: 9658233
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baron, Youn Hee Jee
  • ASSAY TO MEASURE MIDKINE OR PLEIOTROPHIN LEVEL FOR DIAGNOSING A GROWTH
    Publication number: 20150301057
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth. Growth refers to, for example, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: Human Services
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baron, Youn Hee Jee