Patents by Inventor Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey

Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey 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).

  • Altered gene expression profiles in stable versus acute childhood asthma
    Patent number: 7919240
    Abstract: Differences in gene expression in control and asthma patients to profile, differentiate, evaluate, etc. patients with exacerbated asthma and stable asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Bruce Aronow
  • Genetic markers of food allergy
    Patent number: 7732135
    Abstract: A genetic marker of food allergy is disclosed. The marker comprises variants of IL-4 receptor alpha, IL13 and CD14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventors: Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Amal Assa'ad, Ranajit Chakraborty
  • Method for determining asthma susceptibility
    Patent number: 6379890
    Abstract: A method for determining whether an individual is susceptible for asthma is disclosed. In addition, a method for predicting the severity of asthma in a patient is also disclosed. These methods involve determining whether an individual carries an allelic variation in the IL-4 receptor that leads to increased receptor signaling as a predictor of asthma and asthma severity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventor: Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey