Patents by Inventor David A. Alquist

David A. Alquist 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).

  • Methods of screening for supracolonic neoplasms based on stool samples containing a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm
    Patent number: 7981612
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and materials for detecting supracolonic aerodigestive premalignant and malignant neoplasms. Specifically, the invention provides methods and materials for determining whether a stool sample from a mammal contains a neoplasm-specific marker from a neoplasm located in the supracolonic aerodigestive tissue of a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Exact Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony P. Shuber, David A. Alquist