Patents by Inventor Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson

Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson 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).

  • Susceptibility variants for lung cancer
    Patent number: 8828657
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain genetic variants as susceptibility variants for lung cancer. The invention relates to methods of risk assessment using such variants. The invention further relates to kits for use in risk assessment of lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: deCODE Genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Thorunn Rafnar, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Patrick Sulem, Frank Geller
  • SUSCEPTIBILITY VARIANTS FOR LUNG CANCER
    Publication number: 20110091880
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain genetic variants as susceptibility variants for lung cancer. The invention relates to methods of risk assessment using such variants. The invention further relates to kits for use in risk assessment of lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: deCODE Genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Thorunn Rafnar, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Patrick Sulem, Frank Geller