Patents by Inventor Chad J. Morgan

Chad J. Morgan 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).

  • Methods for assessing a condition by analyzing blood in cerebrospinal fluid
    Patent number: 8027814
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for assessing a condition in an individual by analyzing a cerebrospinal fluid sample from the individual, for example, by spectroscopy. Further, the invention provides methods for determining an amount of blood in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; methods for determining concentrations of analytes in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; methods for determining a length of time the blood has been in the cerebrospinal fluid sample; and methods for rapidly obtaining a differential diagnosis between conditions indicated by blood in the cerebral spinal fluid. Moreover, the present invention provides instruments capable of rapidly assessing a condition in and individual by point-of-care analysis of a cerebral fluid sample from an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Fred R. Beyette, Jr., Joseph F. Clark, Chad J. Morgan, James J. Caffery, Jr., Prashant Bhadri, Gail Pyne-Geithman, Anindya Majumder