Patents by Inventor RIHONG ZHAI

RIHONG ZHAI 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).

  • METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESOLUTION OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
    Publication number: 20110086796
    Abstract: The subject invention features methods for predicting whether a subject at risk of developing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) will develop ARDS by determining the amount of elafin present in a subject sample, or by determining the ration of elafin:neutrophil elastase in a subject sample. The invention also features methods for monitoring the efficacy of a treatment regimen for ARDS as well as methods of treatment for ARDS. The invention also features methods to determine a subject's predisposition for developing ARDS by determining whether certain genomic polymorphisms are present in the subject's DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: HARVARD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: ZHAOXI WANG, DOUGLAS BEACH, LI SU, RIHONG ZHAI, DAVID C. CHRISTIANI