Patents by Inventor Dana Braff

Dana Braff 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).

  • PORTABLE, LOW-COST PATHOGEN DETECTION AND STRAIN IDENTIFICATION PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220411855
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence of a pathogen infection are described. In particular, this document provides a method of detecting target nucleic acids, such as pathogen-specific RNA, in a biological sample obtained from a subject, where the method comprises using one or more toehold switch sensors and an isothermal amplification step to detect the target nucleic acid. Methods specific for detecting and identify the presence of a virus such as Zika virus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Green, Dana Braff, Melissa Takahashi, Keith Pardee, James J. Collins, Guillaume Lambert, Thomas Ferrante
  • Portable, low-cost pathogen detection and strain identification platform
    Patent number: 11371081
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence of a pathogen infection are described. In particular, this document provides a method of detecting target nucleic acids, such as pathogen-specific RNA, in a biological sample obtained from a subject, where the method comprises using one or more toehold switch sensors and an isothermal amplification step to detect the target nucleic acid. Methods specific for detecting and identify the presence of a virus such as Zika virus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Alexander Green, Dana Braff, Melissa K. Takahashi, Keith Pardee, James J. Collins, Guillaume Lambert, Thomas Ferrante
  • PORTABLE, LOW-COST PATHOGEN DETECTION AND STRAIN IDENTIFICATION PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20200080137
    Abstract: Methods for detecting the presence of a pathogen infection are described. In particular, this document provides a method of detecting target nucleic acids, such as pathogen-specific RNA, in a biological sample obtained from a subject, where the method comprises using one or more toehold switch sensors and an isothermal amplification step to detect the target nucleic acid. Methods specific for detecting and identify the presence of a virus such as Zika virus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Green, Dana Braff, Melissa K. Takahashi, Keith Pardee, James J. Collins, Guillaume Lambert, Thomas Ferrante