Patents by Inventor Eric Anthony Hale

Eric Anthony Hale 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).

  • Loss of sialic acid from apolipoprotein j as an indicator of alcohol intake and/or alcohol related liver damage
    Patent number: 6498038
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining alcohol intake or alcohol induced liver damage in a subject by quantifying the content of sialic acid in apolipoprotein J (Apo J). In particular the present invention involves the steps of (a) providing a sample containing Apo J from a subject; (b) purifying the Apo J from the sample; (c) determining sialylation index, i.e., moles of sialic acid peer mole of Apo J in the sample; and (d) evaluating whether the sialylation index is an indication of alcohol intake or alcohol related liver damage recovery from alcohol addiction or alcohol relapse in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Bioprobes, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Ghosh, Raj Lakshman, Eric Anthony Hale