Patents Represented by Attorney Rupa Sen
  • Patent number: 7141380
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for diagnosing liver fibrosis wherein two or more diagnostic markers are measured and the measurements are correlated by a mathematic algorithm characterized in that the diagnostic markers are selected from the group N-terminal procollagen III propeptide (PIIINP), Collagen IV, Collagen VI, Tenascin, Laminin, Hyaluronan, MMP-2, TIMP-1 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 complex. The algorithm can be used to predict the histological score of a liver biopsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Volker, Michael Becka, Werner Kroll, Andreas Knorr, Mathias Gehrmann, Guido Hennig, Sylvia Unger, Elmar-Reinhold Burchardt, Michael J. Arthur, Alastair D. Burt, Massimo Pinzani, Detlef Schuppan
  • Patent number: 6656483
    Abstract: There is provided a cosmetic composition, preferably in the form of a nail polish, comprising a primary film former, one or more high-molecular weight polyurethanes, and, optionally, one or more arylsulfonamide epoxy resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Avon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Farer, Christian J. Lee