Patents by Inventor Samar Makhlouf

Samar Makhlouf 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