Patents by Inventor Eric S. McGill

Eric S. McGill 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).

  • Methods and compositions for obtaining amplifiable nucleic acids from tissues, cells, or viruses exposed to transport media
    Publication number: 20070292884
    Abstract: An additive that substantially compensates for the adverse affects of transport media on the extraction and amplification of nucleic acids from tissue samples and a method for using the additive. The additive is combined with the transport media, either before, during or after the tissue sample is combined with the transport media. The additive provides a source for a negatively charged ionic species. The additive contains, for example, hydrogen peroxide, sodium peroxide, sodium percarbonate, urea-hydrogen peroxide, a metal salt a combination of peroxide and metal salt, or other sources for negatively charged ionic species. The additive is combined with the sample in an environment such that the negatively charged ionic species are present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Eric S. McGill