Patents by Inventor David Wemyss Denning

David Wemyss 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).

  • Assays for fungal infection
    Patent number: 9657355
    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: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Steven Park, David S. Perlin, David Wemyss Denning
  • ASSAYS FOR FUNGAL INFECTION
    Publication number: 20100221710
    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: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Park, David S. Perlin, David Wemyss Denning