Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Kramer

Michael Scott Kramer 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).

  • Methods for treating fibrosis using CRP antagonists
    Patent number: 9884899
    Abstract: The application provides methods for determining a patient's risk for developing fibrosis or a fibrosis-related disorder. Concentrations of C reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid protein (SAP) are measured from a biological sample to determine the SAP-to-CRP ratio. This ratio can then be compared with one or more SAP-to-CRP reference ratios to determine a patient's risk for developing a fibrosis related disorder. The diagnostic methods can also be used to determine the severity of fibrosis in a patient afflicted with such a disease. Furthermore, methods for treating patients having a fibrosis-related disorder are provided. For example, a patient that has a lower SAP-to-CRP ratio than one or more reference values may be treated with an SAP agonist and/or CRP antagonist to treat or prevent a fibrosis disorder. The methods may further comprise determining the R131/H131 polymorphism of Fc?RIIA as a risk factor for developing fibrosis or a fibrosis-related disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Promedior, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Lupher, Jr., Teresa K. Surowy, Shawn Li, David Paul Hesson, Michael Scott Kramer
  • Methods and compositions useful in the treatment of mucositis
    Patent number: 8497243
    Abstract: In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating mucositis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Promedior, Inc.
    Inventors: David Paul Hesson, Michael Scott Kramer
  • Methods and compositions useful in the treatment of mucositis
    Publication number: 20090074754
    Abstract: In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating mucositis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Promedior, Inc.
    Inventors: David Paul Hesson, Michael Scott Kramer