Patents by Inventor Willem Johan Simon DE VILLIERS

Willem Johan Simon DE VILLIERS 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 DETECTING INFLAMMATION
    Publication number: 20200363403
    Abstract: A method of detecting inflammation in a subject is provided. The method comprises determining a quantity of amyloid present in fibrin(ogen) protein in a blood sample obtained from the subject, and assigning a level of inflammation in the subject based on the quantity of fibrin(ogen) amyloid determined. A method of determining an effect of a therapeutic treatment on a subject by comparing a pre-treatment level of inflammation with a post-treatment level is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Etheresia PRETORIUS, Douglas Bruce KELL, Willem Johan Simon DE VILLIERS