Patents by Inventor Geoffrey A. Land

Geoffrey A. Land 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).

  • Fungal growth media
    Patent number: 4144133
    Abstract: Fungal growth media comprising a mixture of oxgall, purified saponin, a substrate for phenol oxidase and a supporting agent, such as agar, are provided which facilitate rapid identification of a variety of pathogenic fungi obtained from a sample of body fluid, for example. Specifically, the growth media of the present invention provides for the rapid differential identification of Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: J. K. and Susie L. Wadley Research Institute and Blood Bank
    Inventors: Gordon L. Dorn, Geoffrey A. Land