Patents by Inventor Ilan Vaknin

Ilan Vaknin 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).

  • KIT FOR DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND MONITORING THE IMMUNE STATUS, OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
    Publication number: 20110124017
    Abstract: Provided is a method and a kit for testing the immune status of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases by measuring the TCR zeta chain (CD247) expression levels, and in particular a method and a kit for testing the selective downregulation of TCR zeta chain expression in T cells, NK cells, or NKT cells of such patients. Zeta chain expression is measured using antibodies directed against the intracellular zeta chain region, and these levels are compared with the expression levels of other T cell receptor subunits and NK cell markers. Thus, a kit for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring the immune status, of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases is presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW OF JERUSALEM
    Inventors: Michal Baniyash, Ilan Vaknin