Patents by Inventor Merryn V. E. MacVille

Merryn V. E. MacVille 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 for assessing genetic and phenotypic markers by simultaneous multicolor visualization of chromogenic dyes using brightfield microscopy and spectral imaging
    Publication number: 20010053958
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved method for detecting a genetic marker in a biological sample comprising contacting the biological sample with a nucleic acid probe linked to a detectable moiety, whereby the detectable moiety can be detected by the presence of a chromogenic dye associated with the detectable moiety, obtaining a spectral image of the biological sample using brightfield microscopy, and detecting the presence of the chromogenic dye, thereby detecting the genetic marker in the biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: The Govenment of the United States of America, Department of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Thomas Ried, Merryn V.E. Macville, Anton H.N. Hopman
  • Methods for assessing genetic and phenotypic markers by simultaneous multicolor visualization of chromogenic dyes using brightfield microscopy and spectral imaging
    Patent number: 6294331
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved method for detecting a genetic marker in a biological sample comprising contacting the biological sample with a nucleic acid probe linked to a detectable moiety, whereby the detectable moiety can be detected by the presence of a chromogenic dye associated with the detectable moiety, obtaining a spectral image of the biological sample using brightfield microscopy, and detecting the presence of the chromogenic dye, thereby detecting the genetic marker in the biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Thomas Ried, Merryn V. E. MacVille, Anton H. N. Hopman