Patents by Inventor Loren D. Fast

Loren D. Fast 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 for detecting sepsis
    Patent number: 7939282
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting sepsis by contacting a subject-derived sample with a ligand that binds to GRK and determining the concentration of GRK in the sample. An increase in the concentration of GRK compared to that of a normal, healthy control sample indicates that the subject from which the sample is obtained is suffering from or at risk of developing sepsis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Rhode Island Hospital
    Inventors: Loren D. Fast, Yow-Pin Lim