Patents by Inventor James A. SEBESTYEN

James A. SEBESTYEN 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).

  • Device and kit for collecting forensic DNA from surfaces including fingerprints
    Patent number: 9200321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high sensitivity crime scene swab device for maximal recovery of trace forensic DNA evidence left at a crime scene for DNA PCR analysis. More particularly, DNA recovery is obtained from fingerprints lifted from surfaces at the crime scene. The invention also relates to a high sensitivity method for DNA analysis of trace DNA obtained by generating small tandem repeat (STR) profiles using a polymerase chain reaction protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: City of New York, By And Through Its Office Of Chief Medical Examiner
    Inventors: Theresa A. Caragine, Mechthild Prinz, James A. Sebestyen, Robert Shaler
  • FORENSIC SWAB AND KIT
    Publication number: 20090098559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high sensitivity crime scene swab device for maximal recovery of trace forensic DNA evidence left at a crime scene for DNA PCR analysis. More particularly, DNA recovery is obtained from fingerprints lifted from surfaces at the crime scene. The invention also relates to a high sensitivity method for DNA analysis of trace DNA obtained by generating small tandem repeat (STR) profiles using a polymerase chain reaction protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: CITY OF NEW YORK, by and throught its OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
    Inventors: Theresa A. CARAGINE, Mechthild PRINZ, James A. SEBESTYEN, Robert SHALER