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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7977104 | Methods for predicting pregnancy outcome in a subject by hCG assay The present invention provides a method of predicting pregnancy outcome in a subject by determining the amount of an early pregnancy associated molecular isoform of hCG in a sample. The present invention further provides a method for determining the amount of early ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977103 | Method for detecting the onset of ovulation A method for detecting the onset of ovulation in a female mammal is provided. The method includes contacting mouth air of the female mammal with an arylmethane test chromogen in an amount effective to undergo a rapid and detectable color change in the presence of on... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7790463 | Methods of determining whether a pregnant woman is at risk of developing preeclampsia The present invention provides methods and compositions related to biomarker profiles for each trimester of pregnancy. The present invention also provides methods for identifying patients at risk of developing a complication of pregnancy, such as preeclampsia. In fu... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7666683 | Rapid method of diagnosing a normal pregnancy with high accuracy The present invention relates to a novel method of determining the existence of a normal pregnancy which has a high likelihood of culminating in a term pregnancy, by measuring hyperglycosylated hCG in a pregnant woman and comparing the concentration of measured hype... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7572639 | Method and apparatus for predicting pregnancy outcome A method for predicting pregnancy outcome includes measuring blood levels of hCG-hg and progesterone in a pregnant woman, determining a rate of change of progesterone levels from the blood measurements, determining at least a qualitative direction of change of hCG-h... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7439071 | Method of employing elevation of marinobufagenin in determining the presence of preeclampsia and related apparatus A method of determining the presence of preeclampsia is provided wherein a determination is made as to whether there has been a substantial elevation in marinobufagenin which may be a blood-derived or urine-derived and if such elevation does exist concluding that pr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399636 | Diagnostic kit for predicting pregnancy outcome The present invention provides a method of predicting pregnancy outcome in a subject by determining the amount of an early pregnancy associated molecular isoform of hCG in a sample. The present invention further provides a method for determining the amount of early ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393696 | Bovine pregnancy test This invention provides bovine pregnancy test methods and devices. The test is also suitable for other ruminant and/or ungulate animals. Antigens from Group A (early pregnancy antigens), and/or Group B (mid-pregnancy antigens), and Group C (early, mid- and late preg... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371582 | Lateral flow quantitative assay method and strip and laser-induced fluorescence detection device therefor Disclosed is a lateral flow quantitative assay method which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sensitivity. Also, the present invention relates to a strip which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sens... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364910 | Methods of inducing ovulation The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific admini... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7332350 | Diagnostic device for distinguishing between normal and ectopic pregnancy and method for preparing the same A one-step diagnostic device for simultaneously detecting and distinguishing between a normal pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy and methods for preparing the device are disclosed. Utilizing the device and principles of the present invention, normal pregnancy and ec... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315787 | Multi-marker screening protocol for fetal abnormalities A method of assessing a pregnant woman's risk of having a fetus with a fetal abnormality by determining the fetus' BPD/OFD ratio and using the BPD/OFD ratio in conjunction with one or more other screening markers for the fetal abnormality. Also provided is a method ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310875 | Connector for high-speed communications A high speed electrical connector is provided that comprises a substantially planar dielectric, a substantially planar ground plane, and a signal conductor. The ground plane is disposed on one planar surface of the planar dielectric and the signal conductor is dispo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293135 | Invertible disk drive connection scheme A module for a storage system is capable of accessing disk drives in a particular order regardless of its orientation. The module accesses the drives in the same order whether it is installed in a first orientation or in a second, inverted orientation. The module in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270970 | Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and accurate res... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262019 | System and methods for detection of related analytes in biological fluids The invention provides a heterogeneous immunoassay for detection of antibodies and antigens based on specific antigen-antibody immune complex formation with multiple antigen-bearing conjugate components. The invention further provides means for optimizing the assay ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244233 | System and method for utilizing shape analysis to assess fetal abnormality A method and system for utilizing shape analysis to assess fetal abnormality. According to one embodiment, coordinates of points identifying a shape in a fetal image are received, coefficients of one or more mathematical functions that describe the identified shape ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238538 | Chromatographic assay device and methods A chromatographic assay device for the analysis of an analyte in a liquid sample has a proximal sample application zone and a distal test zone. The test zone contains a first ligand capable of binding with the analyte to form an analyte-ligand complex. The device al... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228295 | Methods for selecting, developing and improving diagnostic tests for pregnancy-related conditions Decision-support systems, such as neural networks, for assessing the risk of delivery within a predetermined time or the likelihood of preterm delivery are provided. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198954 | Methods for predicting pregnancy outcome in a subject by hCG assay The present invention provides a method of predicting pregnancy outcome in a subject by determining the amount of an early pregnancy associated molecular isoform of hCG in a sample. The present invention further provides a method for determining the amount of early ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7181348 | Automatic identification of compounds in a sample mixture by means of NMR spectroscopy A computer implemented process for producing a representation of a reference spectrum for a hypothetical solution having a first pH condition, for use in determining the composition of a test sample, is disclosed, The process involves producing a position value for ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179640 | Method and apparatus for detecting conception in animals The present invention provides antibodies which specifically bind early conception factor, which can be found in body fluids of animals including but not limited to the cow, cat, dog, horse, human, sheep, and pig. The invention provides methods for detecting concept... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153824 | Inhibitors of phosphodiesterases in infertility The present invention is directed to methods of increasing oocyte production in a mammal. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for inducing follicular maturation using a PDE inhibitor. The inhibitor may be used alone at high doses.... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125663 | Genes, compositions, kits and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and therapy of cervical cancer The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with cervical cancer including pre-malignant conditions such as dysplasia. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human cervical... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125728 | Determination of pregnancy status in cattle and sheep A method and kit for determining whether an animal is not pregnant, or is pregnant following a breeding. The level of expression of a pregnancy induced protein is determined in an animal for which pregnancy status information is desired and the level is compared to ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118876 | Altered intracellular localization of BRK/Sik protein tyrosine kinase in human prostate tumors The invention provides methods for detecting abnormal prostate conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and adenocarcinoma, in an animal by comparing the amount of the Breast Tumor Kinase (BRK) tyrosine kinas... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108872 | Use of odorants to alter blood flow to the vagina, and article of manufacture thereof A non-invasive method of altering vaginal blood flow in a female individual to augment or lessen sexual arousal is provided. The method involves administering an individual odorant or odorant mixture for inhalation that is sufficient to alter vaginal blood flow of t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109042 | Assays An analytical test device useful for example in pregnancy testing, comprises a hollow casing (500) constructed of moisture-impervious solid material, such as plastics materials, containing a dry porous carrier (510) which communicates indirectly with t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090802 | Sampling assembly for simultaneously testing a liquid biological sample for a plurality of hormones and method thereof A sampling assembly for simultaneously testing a liquid biological sample for a plurality of hormones and method thereof are described. A sampling membrane includes a dry porous carrier having a proximal end narrower than a distal end and forming a unidirectional li... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078236 | Methods of inducing ovulation The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific admini... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067162 | Use of odorants to alter blood flow to the vagina A non-invasive method of altering vaginal blood flow in a female individual to augment or lessen sexual arousal is provided. The method involves administering an individual odorant or odorant mixture for inhalation that is sufficient to alter vaginal blood flow of t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060502 | Method of diagnosing the chances of pregnancy and the diagnostic kit for the same Disclosed is a method of diagnosing the chances of pregnancy and the diagnostic kit for the method. In the present invention, follicular fluid is retrieved from the women who attended the in vitro fertilization program and matrix metalloproteinase activity is measur... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044919 | Test methods, devices and test kits A method for determining the time of maximum fertility in the mammalian ovulation cycle, for the purpose of assisting conception, wherein testing is conducted over a period of days in the current ovulation cycle on samples of body fluid obtained from an individual h... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008775 | Diagnostic method for screening complement regulatory protein levels to predict spontaneous abortion The invention provides a method for the early detection of pregnancy failure, spontaneous abortion or premature birth by determinations of complement regulatory protein levels. A kit for use in rapid identification of these pregnancy complications is also provided. | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979574 | Process for detecting binding reactions with use of the measurement of the relaxation of the double refraction of magnetic particles The invention relates to a new process for detecting analytes or binding reactions using measurement of the double refraction, as well as the use of the compounds in analytical chemistry that are necessary for this purpose. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6960445 | Determination of endometrial receptivity toward embryo implantation Methods of diagnosing infertility in a mammal that include detecting the presence and level of a β3 integrin subunit in an endometrium sample of a mammal at a plurality of stages of the endometrial cycle and correlating delayed appearance or a reduced le... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953774 | Methods of inducing ovulation The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific admini... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951631 | Test kits and devices A test kit for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of one or more analytes in a fluid sample, comprising an assay device together with a reading device which engages with the assay device and wherein precisely located engagement of the assay dev... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6936476 | Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and accurate res... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927064 | Fertility computing method A fertility determining system employing hormone level measuring apparatus on selected days in a menstrual cycle to determine the levels of analytes, i.e., estrone-3-glucuronide (“E3G”) and luteinizing hormone (“LH”), in early morning urine. The fertility/in... | 08/09/2005 |
