Patents by Inventor Clair PREECE

Clair PREECE 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).

  • Enrichment and selective culture of mycobacteria
    Patent number: 10597693
    Abstract: A process for the enrichment and selective culture of mycobacteria contained in a biological sample, wherein all or part of the sample is inoculated in/on a culture medium including a nutritive component suitable for the development and growth of mycobacteria, wherein the culture medium includes, as selective agents, at least 9-chloro-9-(4?-diethylamino)phenyl-9,10-dihydro-10-phenylacridine hydrochloride (or C-390) and an agent capable of inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The invention also relates to a culture medium suitable for implementing this process for the enrichment and selective culture of mycobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BIOMERIEUX
    Inventors: Sylvain Orenga, Audrey Perry, John Perry, Clair Preece
  • ENRICHMENT AND SELECTIVE CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIA
    Publication number: 20180030500
    Abstract: A process for the enrichment and selective culture of mycobacteria contained in a biological sample, wherein all or part of the sample is inoculated in/on a culture medium including a nutritive component suitable for the development and growth of mycobacteria, wherein the culture medium includes, as selective agents, at least 9-chloro-9-(4?-diethylamino)phenyl-9,10-dihydro-10-phenylacridine hydrochloride (or C-390) and an agent capable of inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The invention also relates to a culture medium suitable for implementing this process for the enrichment and selective culture of mycobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: BIOMÉRIEUX
    Inventors: Sylvain ORENGA, Audrey PERRY, John PERRY, Clair PREECE