Patents by Inventor Alexander N. Kapustin

Alexander N. Kapustin 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 for vascular calcification
    Patent number: 8993247
    Abstract: An assay for identifying an individual having or at risk of developing vascular calcification, said assay comprising obtaining a blood sample from an individual and measuring the level of a vesicular compound in a matrix vesicle present in the blood sample from said individual; wherein an increased level of said compound indicates an individual at risk of developing vascular calcification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: King's College London
    Inventors: Catherine M. Shanahan, Alexander N. Kapustin
  • Assay for Vascular Calcification
    Publication number: 20130017562
    Abstract: An assay for identifying an individual having or at risk of developing vascular calcification, said assay comprising obtaining a blood sample from an individual and measuring the level of a vesicular compound in a matrix vesicle present in the blood sample from said individual; wherein an increased level of said compound indicates an individual at risk of developing vascular calcification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
    Inventors: Catherine M. Shanahan, Alexander N. Kapustin