Patents by Inventor Kristofer Munson

Kristofer Munson 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).

  • Publication number: 20090263799
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method for detecting a prostate proliferative cell disorder, a prostate cancer or a prostate tumor and/or categorizing Gleason's Sum of the tumors includes performing a digital rectal examination on a subject; obtaining one or more expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) samples from the subject; measuring PSA levels in the EPS; and measuring a biomarker, wherein the biomarker is TMPRSS2:ERG fusion RNA. Optionally, the biomarker may be methylated copies of GSTPI, APC, RARB and/or RASSFI DNA or PCA3 RNA. A kit for performing any of the above embodiments is also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Smith, Jarrod Clark, Kristofer Munson