Patents by Inventor Dafydd G. Thomas

Dafydd G. Thomas 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).

  • Expression profile of thyroid cancer
    Patent number: 8202692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles associated with thyroid cancers. Genes identified as cancer markers using the methods of the present invention find use in the diagnosis and characterization of thyroid cancer. In addition, the genes provide targets for cancer drug screens and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, The University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Thomas Giordano, Ronald Koenig, Rork Kuick, Samir Hanish, Dafydd G. Thomas, Yuri Nikiforov
  • EXPRESSION PROFILE OF THYROID CANCER
    Publication number: 20100055704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles associated with thyroid cancers. Genes identified as cancer markers using the methods of the present invention find use in the diagnosis and characterization of thyroid cancer. In addition, the genes provide targets for cancer drug screens and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Thomas Giordano, Ronald Koenig, Rork Kuick, Samir Hanash, Yuri Nikiforov, Dafydd G. Thomas
  • Expression profile of thyroid cancer
    Patent number: 7598052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles associated with thyroid cancers. Genes identified as cancer markers using the methods of the present invention find use in the diagnosis and characterization of thyroid cancer. In addition, the genes provide targets for cancer drug screens and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Thomas Giordano, Ronald Koenig, Rork Kuick, Samir Hanish, Yuri Nikiforov, Dafydd G. Thomas
  • Diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcoma
    Publication number: 20030219802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods of using P450 3A4/5 expression in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of osteosarcoma. The present invention thus provides improved compositions and methods for providing prognoses to osteosarcoma patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Hassan R. Dhaini, Laurence H. Baker, Paul F. Hollenberg, Timothy D. Johnson, Dafydd G. Thomas