Patents by Inventor Alan L. Buchman

Alan L. Buchman 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).

  • Kits for Fecal Neopterin Concentration Measurement as an Indicator of Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Publication number: 20160061825
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining disease activity in a patient having or at risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which include measuring neopterin concentration in a fecal sample from the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Alan L. Buchman
  • FECAL NEOPTERIN CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT AS AN INDICATOR OF DISEASE ACTIVITY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
    Publication number: 20120258477
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining disease activity in a patient having or at risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which include measuring neopterin concentration in a fecal sample from the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Alan L. Buchman
  • Catheter cleaning devices
    Patent number: 7922701
    Abstract: The present invention provides catheter cleaning devices that are effective at reducing microbial contamination of a catheter port entry. For example, the invention provides a catheter, a catheter cleaning device and a catheter cleaning injection port cap, each of which reduces potential microbial contamination at a catheter port entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Alan L. Buchman
  • Catheter cleaning devices
    Publication number: 20080132880
    Abstract: The present invention provides catheter cleaning devices that are effective at reducing microbial contamination of a catheter port entry. For example, the invention provides a catheter, a catheter cleaning device and a catheter cleaning injection port cap, each of which reduces potential microbial contamination at a catheter port entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Alan L. Buchman
  • Use of a choline salt to inhibit fatty liver in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition
    Patent number: 5567736
    Abstract: Choline is added as a supplement to nutrient solutions used in total parenteral nutrition. Addition of choline to the TPN solution maintains plasma-free choline levels within normal limits and inhibits fatty liver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventors: Alan L. Buchman, Donald J. Jenden, Marvin E. Ament, Kenneth Breslow, Mark D. Dubin