Patents by Inventor Catherine A. WAKEMAN

Catherine A. WAKEMAN 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 and systems for identification of bacteria in biological fluid using raman spectroscopy and applications of same
    Patent number: 10914683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identification and discrimination of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains in a biological fluid. The method includes illuminating the biological fluid with a beam of light; obtaining Raman data from light scattered from the illuminated biological fluid; and finding Raman signatures corresponding to each type of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains from the obtained Raman data, so as to identify and discriminate each type of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains in the biological fluid from the Raman signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Oscar D. Ayala, Eric P. Skaar, Catherine A. Wakeman, Jay A. Werkhaven
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA IN BIOLOGICAL FLUID USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190250105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identification and discrimination of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains in a biological fluid. The method includes illuminating the biological fluid with a beam of light; obtaining Raman data from light scattered from the illuminated biological fluid; and finding Raman signatures corresponding to each type of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains from the obtained Raman data, so as to identify and discriminate each type of bacteria and/or mutant bacterial strains in the biological fluid from the Raman signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Anita MAHADEVAN-JANSEN, Oscar D. AYALA, Eric P. SKAAR, Catherine A. WAKEMAN, Jay A. WERKHAVEN