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20120220052 | SURVIVAL PROGNOSTIC ASSAY - Assay kit and Assay for determination of likely survival of a subject Assay kits for determining the total amount of free-light chains (FLC) in a sample are provided. Also provided are a general health screen method comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from a subject, wherein a lower amount of FLC is associated with increased survival and/or better general health of the subject, and a higher level of FLC indicates the possible presence of an undetected medical problem. | 08-30-2012 |
20130071855 | FLC AS BIOMARKER - The invention provides a method of identifying a subject likely to have liver disease, or for determining the prognosis of a subject previously identified as having a liver disease comprising detecting an amount of free light chains in a sample from the subject, wherein a higher amount of FLC is associated with an increased likelihood of the subject having a liver disease or an increased likelihood of having a poor prognosis of a liver disease. Assay kits for use in such methods are also provided. | 03-21-2013 |
20130149792 | CANCER PROGNOSIS ASSAY - The invention provides a method of prognosis of a subject with a cancer, identifying a subject having a greater risk of having an undiagnosed cancer and/or identifying a subject at greater risk of developing a cancer the method comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from a subject, wherein a higher amount of FLC is associated with decreased survival due to a cancer and/or increased risk of the subject having an undiagnosed cancer and/or having an increased risk of developing a cancer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130217030 | INFECTION PROGNOSTIC ASSAY - The invention provides a method of prognosis of a subject with an infection, identifying a subject at greater risk of death from an infection and/or identifying a subject at greater risk of developing an infection, the method comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from the subject, wherein a higher amount of FLC is associated with decreased survival due to the infection and/or increased risk from an infection and/or having an increased risk of developing an infection. A method of monitoring an infection, comprising detecting an amount of free light chains (FLC) in a sample from a patient having an infection and comparing the amount of FLC in the sample with an amount of FLC detected in a sample previously obtained from the patient, wherein an increase in the amount FLC detected, compared to the previous sample, indicates an increase in the infection in the patient, and a decrease in the amount of FLC indicates a decrease in the infection in the patient. Assay kits for use in the method are also provided. Assay kits comprising one or more anti-FLC antibodies and one or more anti-bacterial antigen antibodies are also provided. | 08-22-2013 |
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20110014503 | ALKALINE EARTH METAL ION BATTERY - Electrochemical cells having molten electrodes comprising an alkaline earth metal provide receipt and delivery of power by transporting atoms of the alkaline earth metal between electrode environments of disparate the alkaline earth metal chemical potentials. | 01-20-2011 |
20110014505 | LIQUID ELECTRODE BATTERY - An electrochemical battery that exchanges energy with an external device. The battery includes a container containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an intervening electrolyte, the electrodes and electrolyte existing as liquid material layers in the container at the operating temperature of the battery so that adjacent layers form respective electrode-electrolyte interfaces. Positive and negative current collectors are in electrical contact with the positive and negative electrodes, respectively, both collectors being adapted for connection to the external device to create a circuit through which current flows. A circulation producer in the battery causes circulation within at least one of the layers to increase the flux of material in one layer to an interface with an adjacent layer, thereby giving the battery a greater current/power capability. | 01-20-2011 |
20130045408 | High-Amperage Energy Storage Device and Method - An electrochemical method and apparatus for high-amperage electrical energy storage features a high-temperature, all-liquid chemistry. The reaction products created during charging remain part of the electrodes during storage for discharge on demand. In a simultaneous ambipolar electrodeposition cell, a reaction compound is electrolyzed to effect transfer from an external power source; the electrode elements are electrodissolved during discharge. | 02-21-2013 |