Patents by Inventor Dorothea Kathleen Thompson

Dorothea Kathleen Thompson 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).

  • Detecting microorganisms using whole genomic DNA or RNA microarray
    Publication number: 20030186220
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for determining the presence or absence of a microorganism in a sample. The method involves providing a nucleic acid microarray having one or more probes that represent at least a substantial portion of the whole genomic DNA or RNA of the microorganism, hybridizing a labeled DNA or RNA preparation derived from the sample to the microarray, washing the microarray, and observing the presence or absence of a hybridization signal at the position where the one or more probes are located to determine the presence or absence of the microorganism in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Jizhong Zhou, Dorothea Kathleen Thompson, Liyou Wu