Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Driebe

Elizabeth Driebe 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).

  • METHOD OF DETECTING COCCIDIOIDES SPECIES
    Publication number: 20120264135
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits that may be used to detect and quantify the presence of Coccidioides species. The methods include quantification PCR assays, and the kits and compositions include oligonucleotides used as primers and probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: David Engelthaler, Elizabeth Driebe, Paul Keim
  • METHODS AND KITS TO DETECT NEW H1N1 "SWINE FLU" VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20120107796
    Abstract: Methods and kits used in the detection of the H1N1/09 influenza virus are disclosed. The methods comprise methods of using the nucleic acids to detect H1N1/09 generally as well as H1N1/09 variants resistant to antiviral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS-NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: PAUL KEIM, ELIZABETH DRIEBE, DAVID ENGELTHALER
  • METHODS, KITS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTION OF MRSA
    Publication number: 20110312504
    Abstract: The present invention provides multiplex assays, methods and kits that may be used to detect and confirm the presence of MRSA in a sample. The methods include real-time PCR assays, and the kits and compositions include oligonucleotides used as primers and probes. The present invention further comprises assays useful to identify and differentiate MRSA, MSSA, MRSE, MSSE, MRCNS and MSCNS in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Inventors: Elizabeth Driebe, David Engelthaler, Jolene Bowers, Paul Keim
  • METHODS, KITS, AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN SELECTING AN ANTIBIOTIC TO TREAT MRSA
    Publication number: 20110230363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, a kit and composition for determining MRSA and other Staphylococcus strain resistance to one or more antibiotic agents through detecting the presence of the respective antibiotic resistance gene. The methods include real-time PCR assays, and the kits and compositions include oligonucleotides used as primers and probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: The Translational Genomics Research Institute
    Inventors: Elizabeth Driebe, David Engelthaler, Jolene Bowers, Paul Keim
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO DETECT INFLUENZA VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20110092385
    Abstract: Methods and kits used in the detection of variants of the Influenza virus are disclosed, including variants that are resistant to treatment with antiviral compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicants: THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: PAUL KEIM, DAVID ENGELTHALER, ELIZABETH DRIEBE, CINDY LIU
  • METHOD OF DIFFERENTIATING COCCIDIOIDES SPECIES
    Publication number: 20100267039
    Abstract: The invention pertains to methods and kits useful in the identification of and differentiation between Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. The methods involve the addition of oligonucleotides to mixtures containing nucleic acid isolated from a sample and performing nucleic acid amplification on the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicants: Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Arizona Board of Regents - Northern Arizona University
    Inventors: Elizabeth Driebe, Paul Keim, Kelly Sheff, David Engelthaler