Patents by Inventor Cynthia Jou

Cynthia Jou 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 performing immunochromatography
    Patent number: 6210898
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiplex ligase chain reaction (LCR). Two or more putative target sequences are selected. For each one, a set of four probes is used simultaneously to amplify the putative sequence if it is present in the sample. Preferably, all the amplicons are labeled with a common label/hapten and, for each different target, with a unique label/hapten. The invention also relates to an immunochromatographic strip device and method employing a diagonal array of capture spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Stanley R. Bouma, Julian Gordon, Joanell Hoijer, Cynthia Jou, James Rhoads
  • Test strip having a diagonal array of capture spots
    Patent number: 6100099
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiplex ligase chain reaction (LCR). Two or more putative target sequences are selected. For each one, a set of four probes is used simultaneously to amplify the putative sequence if it is present in the sample. Preferably, all the amplicons are labeled with a common label/hapten and, for each different target, with a unique label/hapten. The invention also relates to an immunochromatographic strip device and method employing a diagonal array of capture spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Julian Gordon, Joanell Hoijer, Cynthia Jou, James Rhoads
  • Method of multiplex ligase chain reaction
    Patent number: 5869252
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiplex ligase chain reaction (LCR). Two or more purative target sequences are selected. For each one, a set of four probes is used simultaneously to amplify the putative sequence if it is present in the sample. Preferably, all the amplicons are labeled with a common label/hapten and, for each different target, with a unique label/hapten. The invention also relates to an immunochromatographic strip device and method employing a diagonal array of capture spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Stanley R. Bouma, Julian Gordon, Joanell Hoijer, Cynthia Jou, James Rhoads
  • Nucleic acid detection of hepatitis GB virus
    Patent number: 5709997
    Abstract: Nucleic oligomer probes useful for detection of HGBV in test samples. Also provided are assays which utilize these probes and test kits which contain these oligomer probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Ronald L. Marshall, Cynthia Jou, John N. Simons, Thomas P. Leary, A. Scott Muerhoff, Suresh M. Desai, Isa K. Mushahwar