Patents
US 8148091 B2: Detection of chronic kidney disease patients or coronary artery disease using bone morphogenic protein-4
- Granted
- 2012-04-03
- Filed
- 2011-01-19 application 13009428
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention is a method of detecting CAD in a CKD diagnosed human patient or CKD in a CAD diagnosed human patient, or detection of the presence of both CKD and CAD by assaying a plasma or serum sample of a human patient for elevated levels of BMP-4.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120403.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION 9 patents | US company or organization | New Orleans, LA | OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cooper Woods | New Orleans, LA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Corey Keith Goldman | Metairie, LA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/68 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOLDMAN, COREY K. signed 2006-10-13 WOODS, THOMAS COOPER signed 2006-10-13 | OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION NEW ORLEANS, LA | 37924/684 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-04-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION signed 2013-02-18 | WOODS, THOMAS COOPER NEW ORLEANS, LA | 35502/595 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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