Patents by Inventor John Kevin Henkhaus

John Kevin Henkhaus 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).

  • METHODS AND KITS FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACID FROM AN ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20150132749
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and kits for isolating nucleic acids from an organism. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a plurality of lytic enzymes to an organism, thereby lysing a cell wall of the organism to release the nucleic acid, and introducing at least one agent to separate the nucleic acid from the lysed cells, thereby isolating the nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: John Kevin Henkhaus
  • Methods and kits for isolating nucleic acid from an organism
    Patent number: 8932809
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and kits for isolating nucleic acids from an organism. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a plurality of lytic enzymes to an organism, thereby lysing a cell wall of the organism to release the nucleic acid, and introducing at least one agent to separate the nucleic acid from the lysed cells, thereby isolating the nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: OpGen, Inc.
    Inventor: John Kevin Henkhaus
  • METHODS AND KITS FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACID FROM AN ORGANISM
    Publication number: 20110177521
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and kits for isolating nucleic acids from an organism. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a plurality of lytic enzymes to an organism, thereby lysing a cell wall of the organism to release the nucleic acid, and introducing at least one agent to separate the nucleic acid from the lysed cells, thereby isolating the nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: OpGen, Inc.
    Inventor: John Kevin Henkhaus