Patents by Inventor George L. Gerton

George L. Gerton 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).

  • Endometriosis markers
    Patent number: 8338111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining a risk or identifying a condition associated with the presence of endometriosis in a subject as well as testing a candidate compound for a therapeutic activity for the treatment of endometriosis and sorting patients based on the risk of having endometriosis. Specifically, the methods utilize novel markers for assessing the risk of the patient having endometriosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Kurt T. Barnhart, Beata Seeber, George L. Gerton, Mary D. Sammel
  • ENDOMETRIOSIS MARKERS
    Publication number: 20110201036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining a risk or identifying a condition associated with the presence of endometriosis in a subject as well as testing a candidate compound for a therapeutic activity for the treatment of endometriosis and sorting patients based on the risk of having endometriosis. Specifically, the methods utilize novel markers for assessing the risk of the patient having endometriosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Kurt T. Barnhart, Beata Seeber, George L. Gerton, Mary D. Sammel
  • Endometriosis markers
    Patent number: 7943324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining a risk or identifying a condition associated with the presence of endometriosis in a subject as well as testing a candidate compound for a therapeutic activity for the treatment of endometriosis and sorting patients based on the risk of having endometriosis. Specifically, the methods utilize novel markers for assessing the risk of the patient having endometriosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Kurt T. Barnhart, Beata Seeber, George L. Gerton, Mary D. Sammel