Patents by Inventor Spencer B. Gibson

Spencer B. Gibson 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 detecting cancer and monitoring cancer progression
    Patent number: 7393637
    Abstract: Mutant BNIP3 plays a functionally important role in the development of solid tumors and in resistance to chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The invention relates to methods of detecting cancer, methods of monitoring the progression of cancer, methods of identifying patients with cancer that is resistant to chemotherapy or radiation treatments, and diagnostic kits for performing the methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: University of Manitoba
    Inventors: Spencer B. Gibson, David D. Eisenstat