Patents by Inventor Mary M. Foltz

Mary M. Foltz 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).

  • Device for the direct measurement of low density lipoprotein cholesterol
    Patent number: 5401466
    Abstract: A dry phase device separates high density lipoprotein (HDL) from a blood (serum or plasma) sample. The device contains a fluid permeable material having dispersed therein finely divided, porous silica or silicate particles as selective absorbant for HDL. By combining the device with a second layer designed to remove very low density lipoproteins/chylomicrons from the blood, and a third layer containing means for quantitative cholesterol detection, there is provided a test device for the direct determination of low density lipoproteins cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Miles Inc.
    Inventors: Mary M. Foltz, Chen-Jung Hsu, Robert C. Payne, James A. Profitt