Patents by Inventor Helena Weltman

Helena Weltman 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).

  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20190127809
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: ID-Fish Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jytosna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting plasmodium parasites
    Patent number: 10077480
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: ID-Fish Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20160362753
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20150159227
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • Methods for detecting and differentiating genus and complex in a sample or culture
    Patent number: 8758990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting Mycobacterium genus (Mycobacterium sp.) bacteria (e.g., M. tuberculosis) and M. avium complex (MAC; M. avium, M. scrofulaceum and M. intracellulaire) in a clinical sample or culture. The present invention also relates to differentiating cultures or samples comprising (Mycobacterium sp.) bacteria (e.g., M. tuberculosis) from cultures or samples comprising M. avium complex (MAC; M. avium, M. scrofulaceum and M. intracellulaire).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: ID-Fish Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Helena Weltman
  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20140087383
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: ID-FISH Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • Method for improving cell permeability to foreign particles
    Patent number: 8632963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for allowing foreign particles to penetrate, very efficiently, the cell wall, cell membrane, organelle membrane and/or nuclear membrane of a cell and hybridizing or binding to the complimentary target in the cell. The cells may be from a culture or from specimens obtained from a patient. The foreign particle can be a probe consisting of, for example, either individually or in any combination of two or more of the following: DNA, RNA, peptide nucleic acids (PNA), glycopeptides, lipopeptides, glycolipids or prions. The target is a cell, a cell component or, preferably, a pathogen or pathogen component. The pathogen can be, for example, bacteria, fungi, yeast or viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: ID-FISH Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna Shah, Helena Weltman
  • Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting plasmodium parasites
    Patent number: 8592568
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: ID-Fish Technology
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick S. Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark
  • Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting parasites
    Patent number: 8323901
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid-based probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites in biological samples as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: ID-Fish Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Danuta Wronska, Helena Weltman, Nick Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Olivia Mark
  • NEW METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION AND PROCESSING OF CLINICAL SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20120264119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for decontaminating and processing clinical samples suspected of containing Mycobacteria. In this method the clinical samples are processed in a solution comprising a hypochlorite salt and N-acetyl cysteine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Helena Weltman, Patricia Narciso
  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20110287422
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: ID-FISH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Harris, Suzanne Scherini-Ward, Oliva Mark, Jyotsna S. Shah, Helena Weltman, Danuta Wronska
  • NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLASMODIUM PARASITES
    Publication number: 20100240036
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel nucleic acid-based probes and methods for detecting Plasmodium parasites in biological samples as well as detecting different Plasmodium parasites selectively from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. SHAH, Danuta WRONSKA, Helena WELTMAN, Nick HARRIS, Suzanne SCHERINI-WARD, Oliva MARK
  • Methods for detecting and differentiating mycobacterium genus and mycobacterium avium complex in a sample or culture
    Publication number: 20090130673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting Mycobacterium genus (Mycobacterium sp.) bacteria (e.g., M. tuberculosis) and M. avium complex (MAC; M. avium, M. scrofulaceum and M. intracellulaire) in a clinical sample or culture. The present invention also relates to differentiating cultures or samples comprising (Mycobacterium sp.) bacteria (e.g., M. tuberculosis) from cultures or samples comprising M. avium complex (MAC; M. avium, M. scrofulaceum and M. intracellulaire).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Helena Weltman
  • Method for improving cell permeability to foreign particles
    Publication number: 20070042358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for allowing foreign particles to penetrate, very efficiently, the cell wall, cell membrane, organelle membrane and/or nuclear membrane of a cell and hybridizing or binding to the complimentary target in the cell. The cells may be from a culture or from specimens obtained from a patient. The foreign particle can be a probe consisting of, for example, either individually or in any combination of two or more of the following: DNA, RNA, peptide nucleic acids (PNA), glycopeptides, lipopeptides, glycolipids or prions. The target is a cell, a cell component or, preferably, a pathogen or pathogen component. The pathogen can be, for example, bacteria, fungi, yeast or viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jyotsna Shah, Helena Weltman