Patents Assigned to City of New York, By And Through Its Office Of Chief Medical Examiner
  • Device and kit for collecting forensic DNA from surfaces including fingerprints
    Patent number: 9200321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high sensitivity crime scene swab device for maximal recovery of trace forensic DNA evidence left at a crime scene for DNA PCR analysis. More particularly, DNA recovery is obtained from fingerprints lifted from surfaces at the crime scene. The invention also relates to a high sensitivity method for DNA analysis of trace DNA obtained by generating small tandem repeat (STR) profiles using a polymerase chain reaction protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: City of New York, By And Through Its Office Of Chief Medical Examiner
    Inventors: Theresa A. Caragine, Mechthild Prinz, James A. Sebestyen, Robert Shaler