Patents by Inventor Lester Layfield

Lester Layfield 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).

  • HUMAN MELANOMA MUTATION
    Publication number: 20080003603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of melanoma diagnosis and therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to c-kit activating mutations present in melanoma, and their use for melanoma evaluation and diagnosis, melanoma prognosis, melanoma progression monitoring, and prescribing therapeutic strategies such as treatment with imatinib or other kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Holden, Carlynn Willmore-Payne, Lester Layfield