Patents by Inventor Pamela Bean

Pamela Bean 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).

  • Immunoassay for identifying alcoholics and monitoring alcohol consumption
    Patent number: 5702904
    Abstract: The invention provides an antibody which reacts selectively with a transferrin homolog found in alcoholics but not in non-alcoholics. The invention also provides methods of making the antibody and hybridomas producing the antibody. Finally, the invention provides an immunoassay which utilizes the antibody to detect or quantitate the alcoholic transferrin homolog and a kit for an immunoassay which comprises a container of the antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignees: Immtech International, Inc., Northwestern Univeristy
    Inventors: Samar Makhlouf, Mark L. Pankow, Byron E. Anderson, Pamela Bean
  • Assay for glycosylation deficiency disorders
    Patent number: 5432059
    Abstract: A method is provided for detecting carbohydrate-deficient glycoproteins in samples taken from subjects with metabolic disorders, such as alcohol abuse and subjects who display a syndrome of carrying abnormal levels of carbohydrate deficient glycoproteins. The method involves steps of reglycosylating with a fluorescent-conjugate deglycosylated glycoproteins in a sample of body fluid from a subject. A further step involves fluorometric detection of fluoresceinylated carbohydrates incorporated into truncated serum glycoproteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Specialty Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Bean, Jeff W. Terryberry