Pitt Innovators were issued 8 U.S. patents in October, 2021. Six are available for licensing, including a blood test to detect cardiovascular disease.
Featured patent: 11,156,609 "Development and Parameter Assessment for Vertically Aligned Platinum Wire Aptsensor Arrays for Impedietric Detection of Cardiac Biomarkers"
Cardiovascular disease has a high death rate because it tends to be clinically silent until serious complications arise. Interventions that could slow disease progression before a major event like a heart attack occurs are often not implemented, as current tests are either expensive, slow, or lack specificity. Pitt innovators led by Prashant Kumta, the Edward R. Weidlein Endowed Chair Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, have developed CardioSense, an inexpensive, handheld blood test for predictors of cardiovascular disease.
CardioSense is a handheld, multi-array biosensor that screens for cardiovascular risk by detecting FDA-approved cardiac markers in just a few drops of blood, similar to the function of a glucose tester.
For more information on this technology, including licensing, contact Janice Panza at jpanza@innovation.pitt.edu.
Below is a list of patents issued to Pitt innovators in October 2021. You can also search the complete database of all Pitt innovations available for licensing.
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11,343,886 |
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Volker Musahl; Yuichi Hoshino; Paulo Mendes de Araujo; Mattias Ahlden; James Irrgang; Freddie Fu; Richard Debski |
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11,137,400 |
Methods for Predicting and Determining Responsiveness to Activators of JNK Kinase |
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Hongjiao Ouyang |
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11,141,507 |
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Jonquil Flowers; Savio Woo; Kwang Eun Kim |
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11,144,137 |
Computer Pointing Device |
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Aaron Anderson; Rory Cooper; Garrett Grindle; Zachary Anzelone |
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11,149,166 |
PEM Layer-by-Layer Systems for Coating Substrates to Improve Bioactivity and Biomolecule Delivery |
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Prashant Kumta; Sangeetha Kunjukunju; Nicole Ostrowski; Abhijit Roy; Boeun Lee; Madhumati Ramanathan |
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11,147,904 |
Implantable Medical Devices Having Double-Walled Microspheres |
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Kacey Marra |
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11,156,609 |
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Prashant Kumta; Mitali Patil |
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11,154,858 |
Microfluidic Tissue Development Systems |
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Riccardo Gottardi; Peter Alexander; Bryan Romell; Rocky Tuan |
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