Patents by Inventor Richard L. Yukl

Richard L. Yukl 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).

  • DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF INFLAMMATION, ISCHEMIA AND APPENDICITIS
    Publication number: 20130171670
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing and monitoring inflammation and/or ischemia in an animal. The methods comprise determining the quantity of a post-translationally modified protein, other than phosphorylated tau, present in a body fluid from an animal. The invention also provides an improved method and kits for diagnosing appendicitis in an animal. The method comprises determining the quantities of orthohydroxyhippuric acid and of a marker of general inflammation, such as a post-translationally modified protein, present in one or more body fluids of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: David Bar-Or, Raphael Bar-Or, James V. Winkler, Richard L. Yukl
  • Diagnosis and monitoring of inflammation, ischemia and appendicitis
    Publication number: 20040175754
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing and monitoring inflammation and/or ischemia in an animal. The methods comprise determining the quantity of a post-translationally modified protein, other than phosphorylated tau, present in a body fluid from an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: David Bar-Or, Raphael Bar-Or, James V. Winkler, Richard L. Yukl
  • Use of copper chelators to inhibit the inactivation of protein C
    Publication number: 20030055003
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the unexpected discovery that activated protein C (APC) is inactivated by copper. Accordingly, the invention provides improved methods of treating diseases and conditions treatable with APC which utilize a copper chelator to inhibit the inactivation of APC by copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: David Bar-Or, Richard L. Yukl