Patents by Inventor Barbara R. Kinnaird

Barbara R. Kinnaird 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 FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE
    Publication number: 20110294109
    Abstract: Methods of decreasing non-specific binding in solid phase assays for an analyte are disclosed. In the methods, the solid phase apparatus (lateral flow solid phase apparatus or capillary flow solid phase apparatus) is subjected to elevated heat. The elevated heat can be applied subsequent to application of a test sample to the solid phase apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Barbara R. Kinnaird, Lynn P. Cloney, Paul C. Harris, Patrick A. Mach, Mara S. Reif-Wenner
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND ANALYZING SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20100099115
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for preparing and analyzing samples (e.g., mucosal samples) for a microorganism of interest. In particular, the systems and methods are useful for detecting one or more analytes characteristic of a microorganism (i.e., microbe) of interest, such as components of cell walls that are characteristic of a microbe, particularly Staphylococcus aureus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick A. Mach, Lynn P. Cloney, Chunmei Guo, Paul C. Harris, Kevin R. Katzenmaier, Barbara R. Kinnaird, Mara S. Reif-Wenner, Michelle L. Rosauer, Jeffrey D. Smith, Heather M. Webb