Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Keenan

Thomas W. Keenan 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).

  • Cancer detection by serum analysis of glycolipids
    Patent number: 4115062
    Abstract: In humans and experimental animals, serum levels of sialic acid-containing glycolipids are elevated 1.5 to 3 fold. A method is described whereby the ganglioside content is estimated on as little as 0.5 ml of serum or plasma. The procedure permits, based on the analysis of a single biochemical parameter, cancer detection applicable to a wide range of human and animal tumor types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: D. James Morre, Thomas M. Kloppel, Thomas W. Keenan