Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Bugler

Gerald J. Bugler 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).

  • Assay method for the detection of viable microbial cells in a sample
    Patent number: 10196671
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an assay method for the detection of viable microbial cells in a sample, the assay method comprising the steps of: i) adding an ATP degrading enzyme to a sample suspected of containing viable microbial cells to substantially degrade any extracellular ATP in the sample; ii) adding a phosphate containing compound to the sample to substantially halt action of the ATP degrading enzyme; and iii) subjecting the sample to a detection assay to establish the level of undegraded ATP in the sample to provide an indication of the level of viable microbial cells in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gerald J. Bugler, Catherine M. Ramsay, Wililam J. Simpson, Mark B. Driscoll
  • ASSAY METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF VIABLE MICROBIAL CELLS IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20100105093
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an assay method for the detection of viable microbial cells in a sample, the assay method comprising the steps of: i) adding an ATP degrading enzyme to a sample suspected of containing viable microbial cells to substantially degrade any extracellular ATP in the sample; ii) adding a phosphate containing compound to the sample to substantially halt action of the ATP degrading enzyme; and iii) subjecting the sample to a detection assay to establish the level of undegraded ATP in the sample to provide an indication of the level of viable microbial cells in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Gerald J. Bugler, Catherine M. Ramsay, William J. Simpson, Mark B. Driscoll