Patents by Inventor Barry N. Kreiswirth

Barry N. Kreiswirth 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).

  • Patent number: 8046172
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: eGenomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry N. Kreiswirth, Steven M. Naidich
  • Publication number: 20100280837
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Steven M. Naidich, Barry N. Kreiswirth
  • Publication number: 20080206767
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Barry N. Kreiswirth, Steven M. Naidich
  • Patent number: 7349808
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Egenomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry N. Kreiswirth, Steven M. Naidich
  • Publication number: 20020120408
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing real-time infection control over a computer network. The method comprises obtaining a sample of a microorganism at a health care facility, sequencing a first region of a nucleic acid from the microorganism sample, comparing the first sequenced region with historical sequence data stored in a database, determining a measure of phylogenetic relatedness between the microorganism sample and historical samples stored in the database, and providing infection control information based on the phylogenetic relatedness determination to the health care facility, thereby allowing the health care facility to use the infection control information to control or prevent the spread of an infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Barry N. Kreiswirth, Steven M. Naidich