Patents by Inventor Majid Afshar

Majid Afshar 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).

  • Quantifying phosphatidylethanol from blood samples
    Patent number: 11085939
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for quantifying phosphatidylethanol (“PEth”), a direct ethanol biomarker, from a blood sample using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The method disclosed herein is useful for diagnosing acute and chronic alcohol abuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: James Vincent DeFrancesco, Majid Afshar
  • QUANTIFYING PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOL FROM BLOOD SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20190293668
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for quantifying phosphatidylethanol (“PEth”), a direct ethanol biomarker, from a blood sample using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The method disclosed herein is useful for diagnosing acute and chronic alcohol abuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: James Vincent DeFrancesco, Majid Afshar