Patents by Inventor Stuart K. Kim

Stuart K. Kim 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).

  • Signatures for Kidney Aging
    Publication number: 20130040846
    Abstract: Sets of genes associated with aging in the kidney are identified herein, and methods of assessing the health and longevity of the kidney in a human subject are disclosed. Methods include obtaining a DNA sample from the subject and analyzing the sample for the occurrence of at least one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in at least one gene that is identified herein as correlating with physiological aging of the kidney. Also disclosed are potential drug targets for improving the physiological health and lifespan of the kidney.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Heather Elizabeth Wheeler, Stuart K. Kim
  • Signatures for human aging
    Patent number: 7908090
    Abstract: Age and related conditions are assessed with a gene expression test that determines the expression levels of a panel of genetic markers. Each age signature contains expression information for genes in at least one functional group that is identified herein as having an expression pattern that correlates with physiological aging of a tissue or tissue of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stuart K. Kim, Jacob M. Zahn, Graham Rodwell, Art B. Owen