Patents by Inventor Loren Fast

Loren 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
    Publication number: 20060110774
    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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Loren Fast, Yow-Pin Lim
  • Methods and reagents for extracorporeal immunomodulatory therapy
    Publication number: 20030149011
    Abstract: The invention features methods for altering the immunomodulatory activity of compositions containing peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The methods include the steps of contacting PBMCs with an amount of an aziridino-containing compound effective to react with and modify the PBMC nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Samuel Ackerman, Clark M. Edson, Loren Fast, Andrei Purmal