Patents by Inventor Birgit Deiman

Birgit Deiman 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).

  • Publication number: 20160177379
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating false positive results due to the presence of a mixed bacterial population in patient samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Corinne Jay, Birgit Deiman, Dianne Van Strijp, Paul Van de Wiel
  • Patent number: 9273360
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating false positive results due to the presence of a mixed bacterial population in patient samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: bioMerieux S. A.
    Inventors: Corinne Jay, Birgit Deiman, Dianne Van Strijp, Paul Van de Wiel
  • Patent number: 8822152
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of nucleic acid amplification, and in particular in transcription-based amplification, providing improvements thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides primers, and methods for using them, that improve transcription-based amplification reactions, in particular multiplex reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: bioMerieux B.V.
    Inventors: Paul van de Wiel, Birgit Deiman, Dianne van Strijp
  • Patent number: 8367337
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating false positive results due to the presence of a mixed bacterial population in patient samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: bioMerieux S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Jay, Dianne Van Strijp, Paul Van de Wiel, Birgit Deiman
  • Publication number: 20110236892
    Abstract: A primer or/and probe for a target sequence containing at least one variation, defined as either one non-conserved nucleotide, called genotype variation, or one nucleotide variation within one and the same genotype, wherein the primer or/and probe has a nucleic acid sequence that is complementary to said target sequence except for the at least complementary base of the variation(s), which is not present in the primer or/and probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BIOMERIEUX
    Inventors: Birgit Deiman, Dianne Van Strijp
  • Publication number: 20100143882
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of nucleic acid amplification, and in particular in transcription-based amplification, providing improvements thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides primers, and methods for using them, that improve transcription-based amplification reactions, in particular multiplex reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Paul van de Wiel, Birgit Deiman, Dianne van Strijp
  • Publication number: 20090203013
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating false positive results due to the presence of a mixed bacterial population in patient samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Corinne Jay, Dianne Van Strijp, Paul Van de Wiel, Birgit Deiman