Patents by Inventor Alex Chacko

Alex Chacko 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 cancer by detecting dimeric IL-18
    Patent number: 10288618
    Abstract: The present invention describes methods for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing that level with the level in a normal control sample. The present invention also describes an assay for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, whereby an elevated level of dimeric IL-18 is indicative of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Chacko, Ivan McConnell, Peter Fitzgerald, John V. Lamont
  • DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER BY DETECTING DIMERIC IL-18
    Publication number: 20170030917
    Abstract: The present invention describes methods for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing that level with the level in a normal control sample. The present invention also describes an assay for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, whereby an elevated level of dimeric IL-18 is indicative of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Chacko, Ivan McConnell, Peter Fitzgerald, John V. Lamont