Patents by Inventor Clinton O. Chichester

Clinton O. Chichester 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).

  • Detection of type II collagen and its peptides
    Patent number: 5541295
    Abstract: The invention discloses monoclonal antibodies which bind specifically to Type II collagen, but not to its peptides, or vice versa. Also disclosed are the methods of preparing hybridomas for production of these antibodies; the assays which utilize these antibodies to detect or quantify Type II collagen and/or its peptides in a solution (e.g., body fluid, culture medium, and tissue extract); and assay kits containing these antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignees: The Board of Governors For Higher Education State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Hospital
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Barrach, Clinton O. Chichester