Patents by Inventor Christopher Kitts

Christopher Kitts 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).

  • Primers for the rapid and specific detection of propane-oxidizing and butane-oxidizing microorganisms and methods of using same
    Patent number: 8435737
    Abstract: Nucleic acid sequences are provided which in an embodiment provide a primer pair. The primers are capable of amplifying a nucleic acid molecule that indicates the presence of a propane-oxidizing and/or butane-oxidizing microorganism. A method is provided which employs such primers in a process that indicates the presence of such organisms. The method is useful in detecting the presence of petroleum-like products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Cal Poly Corporation
    Inventors: Raul Cano, Christopher Kitts, Brian Jeremy Chan
  • Primers for the rapid and specific detection of propane-oxidizing and butane-oxidizing microorganisms and methods of using same
    Publication number: 20110300545
    Abstract: Nucleic acid sequences are provided which in an embodiment provide a primer pair. The primers are capable of amplifying a nucleic acid molecule that indicates the presence of a propane-oxidizing and/or butane-oxidizing microorganism. A method is provided which employs such primers in a process that indicates the presence of such organisms. The method is useful in detecting the presence of petroleum-like products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: CAL POLY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raul Cano, Christopher Kitts, Brian Jeremy Chan