Patents by Inventor Richard Kemble Boykin

Richard Kemble Boykin 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).

  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing cancer
    Patent number: 9758834
    Abstract: The application describes methods for diagnosing subjects with leukemia by detecting fusion genes associated with the onset of leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: NanoString Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippa Jane Webster, Richard Kemble Boykin, Jeannette Nussbaum
  • Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Hybridization for Organism Identification
    Publication number: 20170029872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method of distinguishing between two or more species of one or more organisms in a sample, by contacting a biological sample comprising ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) with a set of antisense probes, wherein the set of probes contains at least one detectable probe that is specific for a target rRNA sequence of each species to be tested, and wherein the individual probes specific for each species comprises less than about 85% sequence identity; and, detecting hybridization between one or more of the probes and the rRNA, thereby distinguishing between two or more species in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Roby BHATTACHARYYA, Deb HUNG, Jonathan LIVNY, Richard Kemble BOYKIN
  • Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing Cancer
    Publication number: 20140017688
    Abstract: The application describes methods for diagnosing subjects with leukemia by detecting fusion genes associated with the onset of leukemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Philippa Jane Webster, Richard Kemble Boykin, Jeannette Nussbaum