Patents by Inventor Franklin Cockerill

Franklin Cockerill 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 Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp.
    Publication number: 20070031866
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Franklin Cockerill, Lynne Sloan
  • Detection of mecA-containing Staphylococcus spp.
    Publication number: 20060199200
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect mecA-containing Staphylococcus spp. in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of S. aureus are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting mecA-containing Staphylococcus spp. are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: James Uhl, Franklin Cockerill
  • Detection of Shiga toxin- or Shiga-like toxin-producing organisms
    Publication number: 20050282194
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Shiga toxin- or Shiga-like toxin-producing organisms, particularly Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli organisms, in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of Shiga toxin- or Shiga-like toxin-producing organisms are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting Shiga toxin- or Shiga-like toxin-producing organisms are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Franklin Cockerill, Jon Rosenblatt, Lynne Sloan, James Uhl
  • Detection of group B streptococcus
    Publication number: 20050106578
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect group B streptococcus (GBS) in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of GBS are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting GBS are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: James Uhl, Franklin Cockerill, Christian Aichinger, Astrid Reiser
  • Detection of bacillus anthracis
    Publication number: 20030082563
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect B. anthracis in biological or non-biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of B. anthracis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. anthracis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Constance A. Bell, James Uhl, Franklin Cockerill