Patents by Inventor A. Louis Southren

A. Louis Southren 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).

  • Diagnosis Of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
    Publication number: 20080058429
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), as well as methods for identifying agents for use in treating POAG and methods of using such agents in prevention and treatment of the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: A Louis Southren, Bernard I. Weinstein, Victor A. Fried
  • Use of decreased 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in peripheral lymphocytes or other cells of patients with primary open angle glaucoma as a diagnostic indicator
    Patent number: 5376534
    Abstract: An assay for determining patients either having Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or at risk of developing Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. The assay involves testing cells, preferably lymphocyte cells, for 3.alpha.-HSD activity and determining from the level of assayed activity whether the patient is either suffering from Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or at risk therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: New York Medical College
    Inventors: A. Louis Southren, Bernard I. Weinstein, Gary G. Gordon