Patents by Inventor Catherine Hyland

Catherine Hyland 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).

  • Quantitative PCR-based method of gene detection
    Patent number: 5972602
    Abstract: A method of detecting a gene and quantifying its copy number using a PCR based assay is described. A set (i.e. three primers) of PCR primers is used in a single reaction wherein the first primer is specific for a first gene and the second primer is specific for a second gene which second gene is closely related to the first gene, while the third primer is common to both the first and second genes. From the results obtained the presence or absence of the second gene can be determined, as well as, its copy number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignees: Australian Red Cross Society, The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Catherine Hyland, Lindsay Colin Wolter, Allan Saul