Patents by Inventor Jim Uhl

Jim Uhl 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).

  • Articles of manufacture for detection of herpes simplex virus
    Patent number: 7893241
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting HSV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Thomas F. Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark J. Espy
  • Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus
    Publication number: 20100184018
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting HSV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas F. Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark J. Espy
  • Articles of manufacture for detection of herpes simplex virus
    Patent number: 7667025
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting HSV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Thomas F. Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark J. Espy
  • Detection of varicella-zoster virus
    Patent number: 7452984
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect VZV in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of VZV are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting VZV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Mark J. Espy, Jim Uhl, Thomas F. Smith
  • Detection of herpes simplex virus
    Publication number: 20060019242
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark Espy
  • Detection of herpes simplex virus
    Patent number: 6958210
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting HSV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Thomas F. Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark J. Espy
  • Detection of varicella-zoster virus
    Patent number: 6849407
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect VZV in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of VZV are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting VZV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Mark J. Espy, Jim Uhl, Thomas F. Smith
  • Detection of varicella-zoster virus
    Publication number: 20040259078
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect VZV in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of VZV are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting VZV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, a Minnesota corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Espy, Jim Uhl, Thomas F. Smith
  • Detection of varicella-zoster virus
    Publication number: 20020182634
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect VZV in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of VZV are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting VZV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Mark J. Espy, Jim Uhl, Thomas F. Smith
  • Detection of herpes simplex virus
    Publication number: 20020164586
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting HSV are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas F. Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark J. Espy