Patents Represented by Attorney Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLC
  • Patent number: 8227190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accurate, sensitive, and efficient sequential or concurrently sequential method for molecular diagnosis of human papillomavirus (HPV)-based disease, where the method improves the accuracy and reliability of diagnostic and prognostic assessments of HPV-based disease. The method of the invention comprises a primary screen of a sample for HPV nucleic acids, followed by a secondary screen for molecular markers, such as proliferation and cell cycle control group protein markers. The sequential or concurrently sequential method significantly reduces the number of false positive results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Qiagen Gaithersburg, Inc.
    Inventors: Inna R. Williams, Attila T. Lorincz, Aisling O'Hara
  • Patent number: 7674481
    Abstract: The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Osmose, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang