Patents by Inventor Brian Nightingale

Brian Nightingale 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 detection of carcinogenic human papillomavirus
    Patent number: 6218104
    Abstract: High risk carcinogenic human types 16, 18 and 33 are distinguished from low risk human papillomavirus types 6 and 11 in a sample of human cervical tissue. A selected characteristic portion of the E6 region of the virus defined by specific oligonucleotide primers is amplified using a polymerase chain reaction. The presence or absence of the characteristic portion of the E6 region is detected by gel electrophoresis or using a labeled oligonucleotide probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Biosearch International Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian James Morris, Brian Nightingale
  • Method of detection of carcinogenic human papillomavirus
    Patent number: 5783412
    Abstract: Carcinogenic human papillomavirus types HPV16 and HPV18 are detected in a sample of cervical tissue. A selected characteristic DNA portion of the virus defined by oligonucleotide primers is amplified using a polymerase chain reaction involving successive heating and cooling steps, for example up to 250,000 copies. The presence/absence of the characteristic cloned DNA portion is detected by gel electrophoresis or using a labelled oligonucleotide probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Biosearch International Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian James Morris, Brian Nightingale