Patents by Inventor Darren Brian Foster

Darren Brian Foster 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).

  • METHOD, KIT OR DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE DETECTION OF REAGENTS WHICH INDUCE ALTERED CONTRACTILITY
    Publication number: 20120231482
    Abstract: A method of screening for compounds that enhance or depress contractile function, based on measuring the formation of heterodimers of contractile fibers (e.g. Tm and actin, myosin heavy and myosin light chains), for example through disulfide bond formation. Diagnostic and prognostic methods and kits are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christopher I. Murray, Jennifer E. Van Eyk, Nazareno Paolocci, Wei Dong Gao, Darren Brian Foster