Patents by Inventor Aartik Sarma

Aartik Sarma 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).

  • Simultaneous quantitative multiple primer detection of
    Patent number: 9234248
    Abstract: This invention comprises a multiplex-capable oligonucleotide which is capable of hybridizing to at least one of the C. difficile tcdB, tcdC, or cdtB genes, wherein, wherein said primer consists of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9, or a sequence that exhibits no more than one substitution of a base to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9 and method for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) determining of the presence of a toxigenic strain of C. difficile in a biological sample utilizing said probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Aartik Sarma, Anubhav Tripathi, Leonard Mermel, Aleksey Novikov, Leah Seward, Jennifer Fieber
  • DETECTION OF SHORT RNA SEQUENCES
    Publication number: 20120308999
    Abstract: An assay for detection of short sequences of RNA in a synthetic or clinically isolated sample is presented herein. Particular reference is made to detecting RNA based pathogens, such as H5 influenza.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Aartik Sarma, Anubhav Tripathi, Carmichael Ong
  • SIMULTANEOUS QUANTITATIVE MULTIPLE PRIMER DETECTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
    Publication number: 20120252029
    Abstract: This invention comprises a multiplex-capable oligonucleotide which is capable of hybridizing to at least one of the C. difficile tcdB, tcdC, or cdtB genes, wherein, wherein said primer consists of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9, or a sequence that exhibits no more than one substitution of a base to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9 and method for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) determining of the presence of a toxigenic strain of C. difficile in a biological sample utilizing said probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Brown University
    Inventors: Aartik Sarma, Anubhav Tripathi, Leonard Mermel, Aleksey Novikov, Leah Seward, Jennifer Fieber