Patents by Inventor Phillip Stahel

Phillip Stahel 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 of discriminating bacterial from aseptic meningitis
    Patent number: 5778895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the differential diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in an individual in need of such diagnosis, comprising the steps of: measuring the levels of complement C3 and complement factor B in the cerebrospinal fluid of the individual; and determining whether that individual has bacterial menigitis based on the levels of complement C3 and complement factor B in the cerebrospinal fluid of that individual. Also provided is a method for the differential diagnosis of bacterial menigitis in an individual in need of such diagnosis, comprising the steps of: measuring the levels of complement factor B in a sample from the individual; and determining whether that individual has bacterial menigitis based on the levels of complement factor B in the sample from that individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Scott R. Barnum, Phillip Stahel