Patents by Inventor Gary Hsich

Gary Hsich 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 of detecting transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
    Patent number: 6406860
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved assays for the detection of transmissable spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in humans and non-human mammals. The methods involve detecting the presence or absence of 14-3-3 proteins in cerebrospinal fluid from the tested organism. Elevated levels of 14-3-3 are indicative of transmissable spongiform encephalopathies, in particular Cretzfeldt-Jacob disease in humans or mad cow disease in bovines).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gary Hsich, Kimbra Kenney, Clarence J. Gibbs, Jr., Michael G. Harrington
  • Method of detecting transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
    Patent number: 5998149
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved assays for the detection of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in humans and non-human mammals. The methods involve detecting the presence or absence of 14-3-3 proteins in cerebrospinal fluid from the tested organism. Elevated levels of 14-3-3 are indicative of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, in particular Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in humans or mad cow disease in bovines).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Gary Hsich, Kimbra Kenney, Clarence J. Gibbs, Michael G. Harrington