Patents by Inventor Erko Stackenbrandt

Erko Stackenbrandt 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).

  • Detection of Neisseria gonorrohoeae
    Patent number: 5173401
    Abstract: An oligonucleotide probe specific for Neisseria gonorrhoeae is selected from the oligonucleotides RS2* and RS3*, RS2** and RS3**. It can have further nucleotides at its 5' end and/or 3' end. This probe is suitable for the specific detection of nucleic acids of the pathogenic species N. gonorrhoeae by hybrid formation under hybridization conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Karin Wolff, Anne Stern, Peter Buckel, Erko Stackenbrandt