Patents by Inventor Anita S. Kestin

Anita S. Kestin 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).

  • Platelet analysis in whole blood
    Patent number: 5246832
    Abstract: Method of determining, in a blood sample, containing unwashed platelets and fibrinogen, the state of thrombin reactivity of the platelets by adding thrombin to the sample in the presence of an agent for inhibiting fibrin polymerization, and then detecting activated platelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
    Inventors: Alan D. Michelson, Anita S. Kestin