Patents by Inventor Kirk Khowlton

Kirk Khowlton 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 and Materials for Use in Diagnosing Viral Myocarditis
    Publication number: 20070292345
    Abstract: The invention consists of assay methods, assay kits and antibodies for detecting the polypeptide fragments of dystrophin protein cleavage by enteroviral protease 2A as a result of an enteroviral infection in the heart. The presence of dystrophin cleavage products in the myocytes or blood of a subject is diagnostic for enteroviral infection and myocarditis resulting therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Kirk Khowlton, Sotirios Tsimikas