Patents by Inventor Anne E. Bernhard

Anne E. Bernhard 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).

  • Detection of fecal contamination using nucleic acid molecules that recognize bacterial 16S rDNA sequences
    Patent number: 7118870
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are nucleic acid sequences that can be used to detect fecal contamination in a sample. In one embodiment, the probes and primers disclosed herein can be used to identify the host species that is the source of fecal bacterial contamination in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventors: Katharine G. Field, Anne E. Bernhard