Patents by Inventor Annelie Pernthaler

Annelie Pernthaler 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).

  • Process for separating microorganisms
    Patent number: 7736855
    Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is a process for separating a microorganism from a sample by selectively hybridizing the microorganism's nucleic acid with a labeled probe. Suitable labels include antigens as well an enzymes. In one embodiment, an antigen is introduced to the sample which is activated by the enzyme. The labeled microorganism is then exposed to a substrate that is coated with an antibody which is specific to the activated antigen, thus binding the labeled microorganism to the substrate. The substrate may be, for example, a magnetic substrate such as a paramagnetic bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Annelie Pernthaler, Victoria J. Orphan
  • PROCESS FOR SEPARATING MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20070292937
    Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is a process for separating a microorganism from a sample by selectively hybridizing the microorganism's nucleic acid with a labeled probe. Suitable labels include antigens as well an enzymes. In one embodiment, an antigen is introduced to the sample which is activated by the enzyme. The labeled microorganism is then exposed to a substrate that is coated with an antibody which is specific to the activated antigen, thus binding the labeled microorganism to the substrate. The substrate may be, for example, a magnetic substrate such as a paramagnetic bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Annelie Pernthaler, Victoria Orphan