Patents by Inventor Jari Nuutila

Jari Nuutila 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 determining the nature of an infection
    Patent number: 7645591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to differential diagnostics, and provides a method for determining if an infection detected in a patient is of bacterial or of viral origin. In the method chemiluminescence of phagocytic cells induced by non-opsonized zymosan in a blood sample is measured and the expression of Complement Receptor 1 (cr1) is determined. The value when multiplying chemiluminescence with the CR1 expression is compared with method-specific average values for bacterial and viral infections. The invention also provides test kits for accomplishing the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventors: Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila
  • Method for determining the nature of an infection
    Publication number: 20040171013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to differential diagnostics, and provides a method for determining if an infection detected in a parent is of bacterial or of viral origin. In the method chemiluminescence of phagocytic cells induced by non-opsonized zymosan in a blood sample is measured and the expression of Complement Receptor 1 (cr1 is determined. The value when multiplying chemiluminescence with the CR1 expression is compared with method-specific average values for bacterial and viral infections. The invention also provides test kits for accomplishing the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila