Patents by Inventor Teun Jan, K. van der Vorst

Teun Jan, K. van der Vorst 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 reduce false positive outcomes in prion tests
    Publication number: 20040067533
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of prion diseases. A method is provided to reduce false positive outcomes in a test by monitoring the activity of a proteolytic enzyme in a test sample comprising providing the test sample with a substrate and contacting the enzyme with said substrate to allow conversion of the substrate by the enzyme into a detectable product and detecting said product. Use of a method according to the invention can improve the reliability of prion tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Josephus Wilhelmus, A., M. van Oers, Teun Jan, K. van der Vorst, Cornelis Erik Hack, Franciscus Antonius C. Engelenburg