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Labcorp was granted a patent for detecting abnormal lipoproteins.

What happened

In September 2026 Labcorp patented blood-testing technology for measuring abnormal lipoproteins in plasma and serum to support cardiovascular and metabolic analysis.

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Patent grant

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Grant date
Sep 22, 2026
Inventors
4
Patent number
US12742792
Assignee
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

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People

  • James D. OtvosInventor
  • Irina ShalaurovaInventor
  • Alan RemaleyInventor
  • Maureen SampsonInventor
  • Lita FreemanInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
G01N 33/92
USPTO assignee
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
What the invention does
A nuclear magnetic resonance test that identifies and measures unusual lipoprotein particles in a blood sample.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Medical Research
  • Laboratory Operations

Technologies named

  • NMR spectroscopy
  • lipoprotein analysis
  • blood diagnostics

Extraction

Detected
Sep 23, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
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    "patent_number": "US12742792",
    "uspto_assignee": "Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings",
    "patent_abstract": "Described herein are methods and systems for the determination of constituents in biosamples by NMR spectroscopy and more specifically for the determination of lipoprotein constituents LP-X, LP-Y, and LP-Z in blood plasma and serum.",
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