Patents by Inventor Jeremy Watson Dale

Jeremy Watson Dale 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).

  • Probes, kits and methods for the detection and differentiation of mycobacteria
    Patent number: 5851761
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleotide probes, kits and methods for the detection and differentiation of Mycobacteria. The gene probes, kits and methods are useful for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and/or for epidemiological study tools for investigating the progress of infections caused by Mycobacteria.The gene probes as provided comprise part or all of nucleotide sequences provided in the soecification or an allele or a derivative of the nucleotide sequences.The gene probes can distinguish between M.tuberculosis, M.bovis and BCG as well as being able to distinguish between different strains of M.tuberculosis. The probes do not show significant hybridisation to nucleic acids from M.paratuberculosis, M.intracellulare, M.scrofulaceum, M.phlei, M.fortuitum, M.kansasii, M.avium, M.malnioense. M.flavescens, M.gordonae and M.chelonei.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Cogent Limited
    Inventors: Ruth Anne McAdam, Jeremy Watson Dale, Zainul Fadziruddin Bin Zainuddin, David Catty