Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gilger

Mark A. Gilger 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).

  • 13C LABELED STARCH/ALPHA LIMITED DEXTRINS DIGESTION BREATH TEST
    Publication number: 20160319044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition and method for detecting intestinal deficiency. In particular, a 13C-?-limit dextrin that is specifically hydrolyzed by brush border intestinal enzymes is disclosed herein. The 13C-?-limit dextrin as disclosed herein may be used as a substrate in a bi-phasic breath test to detect intestinal glucoamylase deficiency and/or abnormal brush border intestinal enzyme activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Antone Robert Opekun, JR., Buford L. Nichols, JR., Mark A. Gilger