Patents by Inventor Howard J. Marriage

Howard J. Marriage 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).

  • Process for selective removal of salivary .alpha.-amylase and assay for pancreatic .alpha.-amylase
    Patent number: 5576181
    Abstract: Inter alia, a process for the selective removal of salivary .alpha.-amylase from a sample comprising salivary .alpha.-amylase and pancreatic .alpha.-amylase characterized in that there is used a monoclonal antibody against salivary .alpha.-amylase, which is immobilized or is coupled to a physically separable or seperate support and which exhibits a binding affinity towards salivary .alpha.-amylase of at elast 1.times.10.sup.7 l/m and a cross-reactivity with pancreatic .alpha.-amylase of less than 1% is disclosed. The remaining pancreatic .alpha.-amylase may be assayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Genzyme Ltd.
    Inventors: David J. Torrens, Howard J. Marriage