Patents by Inventor Bogdan Nowicki

Bogdan Nowicki 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).

  • Method of differentiating pelvic inflamatory disease and local isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    Patent number: 5824480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of differentially diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease from local infection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in an individual, comprising the step of identifying whether the individual carries a strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae which is stable resistant to the bacteriocidal effects of normal human serum. Also provided is a method of differentially diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease from local infection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in an individual, comprising the step of determining the presence of a 344 base pair DNA sequence from the 2.2 kb sac-4 region of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a clinical isolate obtained from said individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stella Nowicki, Bogdan Nowicki, Garland D. Anderson
  • Receptor specific proteins and their use in receptor typing
    Patent number: 4882425
    Abstract: Described is composition of matter and methods useful for the indentification of blood group antigens. Additionally a kit which can be used to identify and quantify a large number of blood group antigens is disclosed. The composition of matter and the methods can be used to identify antigens on red blood cells, as well as, on tissue samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Richard A. Hull, Sheila I. Hull, Bogdan Nowicki