Patents by Inventor David W. DENNING

David W. DENNING 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).

  • Patent number: 11884985
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Publication number: 20220136072
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Patent number: 11230742
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Publication number: 20200149119
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Patent number: 10385409
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Publication number: 20180002766
    Abstract: Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, David W. Denning
  • Publication number: 20080228406
    Abstract: A service for the identification of at least one fungal organism suspected of being present in a test sample is described and comprises a processing capacity for the sample, a sequencing capacity for generating sequence information, a sequence information processing capacity, an assessment capacity, and a reporting capacity for reporting results to an end user. Also described are methods and systems of determining the presence and identity of at least one fungus in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: David W. DENNING, Paul BOWYER