Patents by Inventor Willard M. Freeman

Willard M. Freeman 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).

  • Compositions and methods relating to monitoring alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse
    Patent number: 8647825
    Abstract: Methods and compositions according to embodiments of the present invention are provided that specifically and sensitively detect alcohol consumption and whether alcohol consumption is moderate or high in a subject. Aspects of the present invention relate to assays of panels of proteins for detecting non-consumption, moderate consumption and high consumption of ethanol by a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kent E. Vrana, Willard M. Freeman, Kathleen A. Grant, Steve Gonzales
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO MONITORING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
    Publication number: 20110212847
    Abstract: Methods and compositions according to embodiments of the present invention are provided that specifically and sensitively detect alcohol consumption and whether alcohol consumption is moderate or high in a subject. Aspects of the present invention relate to assays of panels of proteins for detecting non-consumption, moderate consumption and high consumption of ethanol by a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kent E. Vrana, Willard M. Freeman, Kathleen A. Grant, Steve Gonzales