ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,367, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Tatsuya Sawamura (Matsumoto, Japan).

"Method for quantifying adiponectin and analytical reagent used therefor" was invented by Tatsuya Sawamura (Matsumoto City, Japan) and Akemi Kakino (Matsumoto City, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a method for quantifying adiponectin including quantifying adiponectin while distinguishing between an adiponectin having physiological activity and an adiponectin having pathological activity in a quantification of adiponectin in body fluid."

The patent was filed on March 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/909,036.

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