Patents by Inventor Edward Balish

Edward Balish 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).

  • Test procedure for microorganisms in blood
    Patent number: 4026767
    Abstract: A method for indicating the presence of microorganisms in blood or other fluids comprising introducing the material to be tested into a nutrient medium containing a ditetrazolium chloride which converts to detectable blue color component in response to dehydrogenase reduction which takes place when microorganisms are present, incubating the said nutrient medium for a short period of time, and then examining the incubated product whereby a blue coloration is indicative of the presence of microorganisms in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chun-Nan Shih, Edward Balish