Patents by Inventor Lemuel J. Bowie

Lemuel J. Bowie 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).

  • Detection of human .alpha.-thalassemia mutations and their use as predictors of blood-related disorders
    Patent number: 5750345
    Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that adults having a genotype comprising a hemoglobin .alpha.-gene deletion are significantly more likely to be hypertensive than adults having a normal (.alpha..alpha./.alpha..alpha.) gentoype. The invention provides an improved method for determining a human subject's genotype at the .alpha.-gene loci; a method of screening a human subject for an increased potential of developing hypertension and other blood-related disorders; and provides an apparatus/kit for screening a human subject for a risk of developing hypertension and other blood-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Evanston Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Lemuel J. Bowie