Patents by Inventor Jari Sundström

Jari Sundström has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for selecting patients for treatment with an EGFR inhibitor
    Patent number: 8609354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cancer diagnostics and therapies and to the detection of alterations in cancer cells that are diagnostic, prognostic or predictive. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting and analyzing whether a patient suffering from a cancer is responsive to the treatment with an EGFR inhibitor. In the method, a tissue section from a cancer sample is subjected to assays based on immunohistochemistry and enzymatic metallography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Hospital District of Southwest Finland
    Inventors: Olli Carpén, Minnamaija Lintunen, Raija Ristamäki, Jari Sundström, Annika Ålgars
  • Supporting device for music instrument
    Patent number: 6759584
    Abstract: A handrest for musical instruments includes a fastening loop attached to the instrument, a handrest handle attached to the fastening loop that shifts the weight of the instrument from the player's thumb to the fold between the player's thumb and index finger, the handrest handle including an upper end for resting on the players fold, a palm portion extending downwardly from the upper end for contacting the player's palm, and a turning joint at a plam point of the lower palm portion, the palm point spaces downwardly from the upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Kari Laukka
    Inventor: Jari Sundström