Patents by Inventor Minna Hannuksela

Minna Hannuksela 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 means for detecting alcohol consumption
    Publication number: 20040203070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting alcohol consumption from a person's body sample. In the method, alcohol consumption is detected by determining immunologically phosphatidylalcohol formed in the body in the presence of alcohol. The present invention further relates to an antibody which is useful in the method and which recognizes phosphatidylalcohol, a test kit comprising said antibody, and a hybridoma producing said antibody. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing an antibody recognizing phosphatidylalcohol, and an antibody produced by the method. The method comprises immunizing an immunologically reactive animal with phosphatidylalcohol incorporated into a lipoprotein. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of an antibody recognizing phosphatidylalcohol in different immunoassays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Markku Sovolainen, Minna Hannuksela, Marja Liisanantti