Patents by Inventor H. Asita de Silva

H. Asita de Silva 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 for diagnosing alzheimer's disease
    Patent number: 6087118
    Abstract: A method is provided for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using human blood platelets wherein the presence or absence of functioning calcium-dependent potassium channels in blood platelets are determined by employing potassium channel blockers such as apamin or charybdotoxin, the absence of functioning calcium-dependent potassium channels indicating a positive diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Aronson, H. Asita de Silva, David G. Grahame-Smith