Patents by Inventor Alfhous Weir

Alfhous Weir 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 OF DETECTING CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA AND OF SCREENING FOR INFECTION/INFLAMMATION BASED ON GENOMIC COPY NUMBER
    Publication number: 20150376683
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are provided. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for screening for infection/inflammation based on genomic copy number. Described herein is a method that entails assaying a sample obtained from the urogenital tract of the mammal for an indicator of genomic copy number, wherein a genomic copy number level that is higher than a control genomic copy number level is indicative of the presence of infection or inflammation of the urogenital tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: CEPHEID
    Inventors: Alfhous Weir, David Persing, Russell Higuchi, James Wang, Reuel VanAtta, William E. Murray