Patents by Inventor Barbara Kohn

Barbara Kohn 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).

  • Method for sex determination of mammalian offspring
    Publication number: 20030068654
    Abstract: A method for increasing the percentage of mammalian offspring of either sex which comprises contacting a semen sample with an antibody specific for the spermatozoa determinative of one sex and separating said spermatozoa from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex, said antibody being bound to a non-porous magnetic bead support having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Vicam, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Benjamin, Barbara Kohn, Christopher J. Basker, Susan George, David Livingston
  • Method for sex determination of mammalian offspring
    Patent number: 6489092
    Abstract: A method for increasing the percentage of mammalian offspring of either sex which comprises contacting a semen sample with an antibody specific for the spermatozoa determinative of one sex and separating said spermatozoa from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex, said antibody being bound to a non-porous magnetic bead support having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Vicam, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Benjamin, Barbara Kohn, Christopher J. Basker, Susan George, David Livingston
  • Generic signalling mechanism for detection of analytes
    Patent number: 6362008
    Abstract: A generic signaling assay method comprising an affinity matrix for the detection of low molecular weight compositions is provided. A test sample is mixed with a pre-determined amount of a substance conjugated to at least two molecules of the target analyte. When the test sample containing the multiple-analyte conjugated substance is passed over the immunoaffinity column, the antibodies can bind competitively to two species: free analyte and multiple-analyte conjugated substance. The column is then exposed to a second tagged antibody. Upon elution, high label activity is seen in a clean sample. Conversely, only a small amount of the label activity is detected in the eluant of a test sample that is highly contaminated with the free analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventors: Barbara A. Kohn, Jack L. Radlo
  • Method for sex determination of mammalian offspring
    Patent number: 6153373
    Abstract: A method for increasing the percentage of mammalian offspring of either sex which comprises contacting a semen sample with an antibody specific for the spermatozoa determinative of one sex and separating said spermatozoa from spermatozoa determinative of the other sex, said antibody being bound to a non-porous magnetic bead support having a diameter of 0.1 to 2 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Vicam, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Benjamin, Barbara Kohn, Christopher J. Basker, Susan George, David Livingston