Patents by Inventor Julia Dibner

Julia Dibner 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 and compositions for reducing blood homocysteine levels
    Publication number: 20070010583
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for reducing blood homocysteine levels in mammals, and treating or preventing diseases associated with elevated blood homocysteine levels, such as cardiovascular diseases and cognitive disorders. The invention also provides nutritional and pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-hydroxy-4-(thiomethyl)-butanoic acid, including esters, analogs, derivatives or complex thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Julia Dibner, Charles Schasteen, Mercedes Vazquez-Anon
  • Viability assay for sporocyst-forming protozoa
    Patent number: 6344340
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining the viability of sporocyst-forming protozoa. The method involves treating a sample of protozoa with at least one vital dye and determining the viability of the protozoa in the sample by differential staining. The viability of protozoa in the sample can then be correlated with the viability of protozoa in the population from which the sample was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Novus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Dibner, Marianne L. Kitchell, Mary Ann Pfannenstiel