Patents by Inventor Francoise Mascart

Francoise Mascart 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 tuberculosis and infection by using HBHA
    Patent number: 7833699
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods for in vitro detection of an infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mammals, and methods for in vitro distinction between mammals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in which the disease is declared (active form) and mammals which are infected but asymptomatic for tuberculosis (latent form), and a method for in vitro distinction between mammals presenting an active form of tuberculosis and mammals not infected by M. tuberculosis or presenting a latent form of tuberculosis. The present invention also pertains to kits for detection and distinction between infected mammals presenting tuberculosis symptoms and infected mammals with no disease development, and a kit for distinguishing between mammals presenting an active form of tuberculosis and mammals not infected by M. tuberculosis or presenting a latent form of tuberculosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: Institute Pasteur de Lille, Inserm (Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale), Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Universite du Droit Et de la Sante de Lille II
    Inventors: Camille Locht, Françoise Mascart, Stéphane Temmerman, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Sammy Place, Christian Sergheraert
  • Method for Detecting Anti-Transglutaminase Antibodies
    Publication number: 20080038760
    Abstract: Methods for detecting anti-transglutaminase antibodies in a saliva sample containing the antibodies are disclosed. Saliva samples are pre-treated. The antibodies are subsequently detected in the pre-treated saliva by an immune reaction with a transglutaminase under conditions suitable for forming immuno-complexes with the antibodies. The method is useful for diagnosing and/or therapeutically controlling celiac disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Francoise Mascart, Annick Ocmant
  • Detection of tuberculosis and infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis using HBHA
    Publication number: 20070212740
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods for in vitro detection of an infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mammals, and methods for in vitro distinction between mammals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in which the disease is declared (active form) and mammals which are infected but asymptomatic for tuberculosis (latent form), and a method for in vitro distinction between mammals presenting an active form of tuberculosis and mammals not infected by M. tuberculosis or presenting a latent form of tuberculosis. The present invention also pertains to kits for detection and distinction between infected mammals presenting tuberculosis symptoms and infected mammals with no disease development, and a kit for distinguishing between mammals presenting an active form of tuberculosis and mammals not infected by M. tuberculosis or presenting a latent form of tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicants: Institut Pasteur de Lille, Inserm (institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Universite du Droit et de la Sante de Lille II
    Inventors: Camille Locht, Francoise Mascart, Stephane Temmerman, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Sammy Place, Christian Sergheraert