Patents by Inventor Deborah L. De Vaux Kopyta

Deborah L. De Vaux Kopyta 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).

  • Selective medium for growth of neisseria
    Patent number: 4814276
    Abstract: A nutrient growth medium which is highly selective for pathogenic Neisseria is provided. The nutrient growth medium includes an antibiotic agent which is a combination of vancomycin and lincomycin. The combination of lincomycin and vancomycin allows the use of lower concentrations of vancomycin than are generally employed in culture media used for the selective isolation of pathogenic Neisseria species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: George L. Evans, Deborah L. De Vaux Kopyta