Patents by Inventor Sarah Ann FLOWERS

Sarah Ann FLOWERS 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 diagnosing arthritis or other joint degrading disease
    Patent number: 11137407
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of diagnosing arthritis or other joint degrading disease in a subject which comprises determining whether there is a presence or increase of lubricin having a joint tissue posttranslational modification, in a blood sample from the subject, the presence or increase of the lubricin having the joint tissue posttranslational modification indicating arthritis or other joint degrading disease in the subject. The invention further provides a kit or protocol for detecting arthritis or other joint degrading disease by detecting lubricin, the lubricin comprising a joint tissue posttranslational modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Lynxon AB
    Inventors: Niclas Karlsson, Chunsheng Jin, Sebastian Kalamajski, Sarah Ann Flowers
  • METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ARTHRITIS OR OTHER JOINT DEGRADING DISEASE
    Publication number: 20190094243
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of diagnosing arthritis or other joint degrading disease in a subject which comprises determining whether there is a presence or increase of lubricin having a joint tissue posttranslational modification, in a blood sample from the subject, the presence or increase of the lubricin having the joint tissue posttranslational modification indicating arthritis or other joint degrading disease in the subject. The invention further provides a kit or protocol for detecting arthritis or other joint degrading disease by detecting lubricin, the lubricin comprising a joint tissue posttranslational modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Niclas KARLSSON, Chunsheng JIN, Sebastian KALAMAJSKI, Sarah Ann FLOWERS