Patents by Inventor Barbara Alexander

Barbara Alexander 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 TO DETECT AND TREAT A FUNGAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20240309469
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for determining whether a subject has a fungal infection such as candidemia, or is at risk of developing the same, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. This determining may include rapid detection of one or multiple pathogen classes at once, such as fungal, viral and bacterial. Systems useful for the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Julie STEINBRINK, Micah MCCLAIN, Rachel MYERS, Melissa JOHNOSN, Ephraim TSALIK, Barbara ALEXANDER, Christopher WOODS
  • Closure device
    Patent number: 5064083
    Abstract: A device for use with containers, including an elastomeric member sized to engage the container. The member has a first portion for contact with the container to form a seal and a second portion having a polyparaxylylene coating to form a barrier between the member and the contents of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: The West Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Barbara Alexander, Patty H. Kiang, Richard Lusch, Val Romberg