Patents by Inventor Joseph Skulan

Joseph Skulan 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).

  • METHODS OF TRACING AND/OR SOURCING PLANT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200131097
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of producing nutrient solutions having unique isotopic fingerprints; methods of producing traceable plants; and methods of identifying the source of a traceable plant that does not rely on expensive artificially separated isotopes. Plants grown with these nutrient solutions will have unique isotopic fingerprints that will be difficult or impossible to counterfeit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gwyneth Gordon, Joseph Skulan, Odysseas Ladopoulos
  • System and method for isotopic analysis of calcium using laser induced fluorescence
    Patent number: 10302565
    Abstract: Laser-induced fluorescence based optical system and method configured to precisely quantify the relative abundances of calcium (Ca) isotopes in a sample. Optionally, a diode laser is used as a laser source, with its output frequency shifted by two electro-optical modulators to optically excite fluorescence in the calcium-containing sample. The amounts of fluorescence emitted by the various isotopes are measured and compared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Timothy Steimle, Ariel Anbar, Joseph Skulan
  • Isotopic biomarkers for rapid assessment of bone mineral balance in biomedical applications
    Patent number: 9261519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of natural isotopes 44Ca/42Ca 87Sr/86Sr as biomarkers to measure changes in bone mineral balance and loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Ariel Anbar, Joseph Skulan, Gwyneth Gordon, Jennifer Morgan
  • Application of Ca Isotope Analysis to the Early Detection of Metastatic Cancer
    Publication number: 20140273248
    Abstract: Methods using the application of the Ca isotope method for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of cancers that cause bone loss. The methods also can be used for evaluating cancer treatments, such as aromatase inhibitors and other chemotherapeutic agents, for effects on bone density so that treatment can be modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Ariel Anbar, Joseph Skulan, Gwyneth Gordon, Rafael Fonseca
  • Isotopic Biomarkers for Rapid Assessment of Bone Mineral Balance in Biomedical Applications
    Publication number: 20130115650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of natural isotopes 44Ca/42Ca87Sr/86Sr as biomarkers to measure changes in bone mineral balance and loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Ariel Anbar, Joseph Skulan, Gwyneth Gordon, Jennifer Morgan