Patents by Inventor Kent E. Vrana

Kent E. Vrana 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).

  • Compositions and methods relating to monitoring alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse
    Patent number: 8647825
    Abstract: Methods and compositions according to embodiments of the present invention are provided that specifically and sensitively detect alcohol consumption and whether alcohol consumption is moderate or high in a subject. Aspects of the present invention relate to assays of panels of proteins for detecting non-consumption, moderate consumption and high consumption of ethanol by a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kent E. Vrana, Willard M. Freeman, Kathleen A. Grant, Steve Gonzales
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO MONITORING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
    Publication number: 20110212847
    Abstract: Methods and compositions according to embodiments of the present invention are provided that specifically and sensitively detect alcohol consumption and whether alcohol consumption is moderate or high in a subject. Aspects of the present invention relate to assays of panels of proteins for detecting non-consumption, moderate consumption and high consumption of ethanol by a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kent E. Vrana, Willard M. Freeman, Kathleen A. Grant, Steve Gonzales
  • Systems and methods for selection and maintenance of homogeneous and pluripotent human embryonic stem cells
    Patent number: 7754483
    Abstract: A number of human disorders are characterized by degeneration or loss of specific cells, resulting in pathology associated with reduction or absence of cell function. Such diseases include neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes. Methods are described for obtaining a substantially homogeneous population of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells including incubating a population of human embryonic stem cells with an amount of a selection agent. The selection agent is effective to reduce or eliminate differentiated embryonic stem cells from the population of cells such that a substantially homogeneous population of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells is obtained. The substantially homogeneous population of undifferentiated embryonic stem cells may be produced without use of feeder cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ugur Salli, Mark Kester, Kent E. Vrana