Patents by Inventor Alexander E. Karu

Alexander E. Karu 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).

  • Patent number: 4619895
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for the detection of a particular low density lipoprotein which has been found to be a marker for patients suffering from type IV hypertriglyceridemia. A monoclonal antibody capable of specifically binding to a characteristic epitopic site on this LDL subspecies can be utilized in a wide variety of immunoassays.Hybridoma cell line SPL.IVA5A1 was deposited at the American Type Culture Collection on Mar. 29, 1984, and granted accession no. HB 8535.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Roger S. Cubicciotti, Alexander E. Karu, Ronald M. Krauss