Patents by Inventor Jon Florholmen

Jon Florholmen 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).

  • Biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease
    Patent number: 10012654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining whether a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and who has been treated with anti TNF? therapy is in immunological remission (IR), said method comprising determining the level of a cytokine selected from TNF?, IL-17 and IFN-y in a Gl mucosal sample from said patient. Also provided are methods of prognosis and treatment using said method of determination, in particular discontinuing treatment if said patient is in IR and continuing treatment if said patient is not in IR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ
    Inventors: Jon Florholmen, Trine Olsen, Renathe Rismo, Rasmus Goll, Guanglin Cui
  • BIOMARKERS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
    Publication number: 20150323546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining whether a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and who has been treated with anti TNF? therapy is in immunological remission (IR), said method comprising determining the level of a cytokine selected from TNF?, IL-17 and IFN-? in a G1 mucosal sample from said patient. Also provided are methods of prognosis and treatment using said method of determination, in particular discontinuing treatment if said patient is in IR and continuing treatment if said patient is not in IR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jon Florholmen, Trine Olsen, Renathe Rismo, Rasmus Goll, Guanglin Cui