Patents by Inventor Roland Henry Contreras

Roland Henry Contreras 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).

  • Serum marker for measuring liver fibrosis
    Patent number: 7244619
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits to detect liver fibrosis or a change in the gradation of liver fibrosis in mammals. The diagnostic marker is based on the profiling and identification of diagnostic carbohydrates present in a body fluid such as blood serum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignees: VIB VZW, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Roland Henry Contreras, Nico L.M. Callewaert