Patents by Inventor Norman Talal

Norman Talal 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).

  • Methods and compositions for identifying and characterizing individuals having autoimmune rheumatic diseases
    Patent number: 5320940
    Abstract: Diagnostic assays wherein sera from a patient suspected of having an ill defined autoimmune rheumatic disease is reacted with antigens specific to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) core proteins (gag protein products p24 or p17) and envelope proteins env (protein products gp41 and gp160). Immunoreactivity is determined by the formation of an antibody-antigen complex as observed in a Western immunoblot assay. The degree of cross reactivity to the 4 individual proteins is determined, and with this information, a specific and more accurate diagnosis of the disease is made. Once a more accurate diagnosis is determined, the clinician may then proceed with prescribing a therapeutic regimen better suited for the specific patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Norman Talal, Robert F. Garry