Patents by Inventor Simon Peter Robins

Simon Peter Robins 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 to detect bone and other connective tissue disorders in humans and animals
    Patent number: 6121002
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods to assess connective tissue, especially bone, metabolism in disease or to monitor therapy, which method comprises assessing the levels of native free collagen-derived crosslinks in biological fluids, especially urine. The method can be enhanced by concomitantly determining the levels of an indicator of bone formation in biological fluids of the same individual and assessing the differences between the degradation marker and the formation indicator. Antibodies which are specifically immunoreactive with forms of crosslinks which occur free in biological fluids are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Rowett Research Institute
    Inventor: Simon Peter Robins
  • Method to detect bone and other connective tissue disorders in humans and animals
    Patent number: 5700693
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods to assess connective tissue, especially bone, metabolism in disease or to monitor therapy, which method comprises assessing the levels of native free collagen-derived crosslinks in biological fluids, especially urine. The method can be enhanced by concomitantly determining the levels of an indicator of bone formation in biological fluids of the same individual and assessing the differences between the degradation marker and the formation indicator. Antibodies which are specifically immunoreactive with forms of crosslinks which occur free in biological fluids are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Rowett Research Institute
    Inventor: Simon Peter Robins
  • Method to detect bone and other connective tissue disorders in humans and animals
    Patent number: 5700694
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods to assess connective tissue, especially bone, metabolism in disease or to monitor therapy, which method comprises assessing the levels of native free collagen-derived crosslinks in biological fluids, especially urine. The method can be enhanced by concomitantly determining the levels of an indicator of bone formation in biological fluids of the same individual and assessing the differences between the degradation marker and the formation indicator. Antibodies which are specifically immunoreactive with forms of crosslinks which occur free in biological fluids are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Rowett Research Institute
    Inventor: Simon Peter Robins