Patents by Inventor Franziska Michor

Franziska Michor 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).

  • Universal early cancer diagnostics
    Patent number: 12195802
    Abstract: Methods for quantifying DNA methylation that may be utilized for screening for diseases (e.g., cancer), diagnosing diseases (e.g., cancer type), monitoring progression of a disease, and monitoring response to a therapeutic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Meissner, Zachary D. Smith, Franziska Michor, Jiantao Shi
  • METHODS OF CANCER DETECTION USING EXTRAEMBRYONICALLY METHYLATED CPG ISLANDS
    Publication number: 20240327922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of characterizing cell-free DNA (cfDNA), detecting cancer, detecting the eradication of cancer, and determining a probability distribution of haplotypes. The methods use the data from genomic sequences from CpG Islands (CGI) methylated in the genome of extraembryonic ectoderm (ExE) to determine a proportion of fully methylated haplotypes in order to characterize the cfDNA sample and detect certain cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jiantao Shi, Zachary D. Smith, Alexander Meissner, Franziska Michor
  • UNIVERSAL EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20200109456
    Abstract: Methods for quantifying DNA methylation that may be utilized for screening for diseases (e.g., cancer), diagnosing diseases (e.g., cancer type), monitoring progression of a disease, and monitoring response to a therapeutic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Meissner, Zachary D. Smith, Franziska Michor, Jiantao Shi