Patents by Inventor Willet F. Whitemore, Jr.

Willet F. Whitemore, Jr. 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).

  • Monoclonal antibodies to human bladder and ureter cancers and method
    Patent number: 4643971
    Abstract: A panel of monoclonal antibodies, produced from human bladder tumors as immunogen, is used to diagnose the presence of transitional cell carcinoma in patients. The panel is also used to identify and differentiate low grade non-invasive papillomas from invasive life-threatening transitional cell carcinomas, thereby enabling decisions as to the extent of bladder surgery. These mAbs can also be used as a panel for tissue typing of normal and abnormal cell specimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute
    Inventors: Yves Fradet, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Willet F. Whitemore, Jr., Myron R. Melamed, Lloyd J. Old, Kenneth O. Lloyd