Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Small

Christopher L. Small 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).

  • Disease conditions by measuring lysophosphatidic acid
    Patent number: 6255063
    Abstract: The present invention is an enzymatic method and diagnostic kits for detecting and quantifying the presence of one or more lysophospholids in a sample of bodily fluid taken from a test subject. The method uses enzymes in a two step assay and may be used to detect disease conditions associated with altered levels of lysophospholipids and to correlate such conditions with altered levels of lysophospholipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Atairgin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Small, Jeff A. Parrott, Liang Shong Xu
  • Enzyme method for detecting lysophospholipids and phospholipids and for detecting and correlating conditions associated with altered levels of lysophospholipids
    Patent number: 6248553
    Abstract: The present invention is an enzymatic method and diagnostic kits for detecting and quantifying the presence of one or more lysophospholids in a sample of bodily fluid taken from a test subject. The method uses enzymes in a two step assay and may be used to detect disease conditions associated with altered levels of lysophospholipids and to correlate such conditions with altered levels of lysophospholipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Atairgin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Small, Jeff A. Parrott, Liang Zhong Xu