Patents by Inventor Karen McCaustland

Karen McCaustland 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).

  • REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA AND DIFFERENTIATION FROM OTHER LEGIONELLA SPECIES
    Publication number: 20110318737
    Abstract: Materials and processes are provided for the detection of Legionella species in a sample. The inventive process includes exposing a sample to a forward primer and a reverse primer to yield an amplicon. The amplicon is detectable by at least one probe. The inventive process detects multiple species of Legionella bacteria or is specific for Legionella pneumophila. A kit is provided with inventive primers and probes for the detection of a Legionella species in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: The Government of the US as Represented by the Secretary of the Dept.of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert F. Benson, Brian P. Holloway, Karen A. McCaustland, Patrick Genyan Yang
  • Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection of pneumococcal DNA and diagnosis of pneumococccal disease
    Patent number: 7476733
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for detecting a specific sequence of the psaA gene using real-time PCR for diagnosis of Pneumococcal Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, Edwin W. Ades, George Carlone, Karen McCaustland
  • Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection of pneumococcal DNA and diagnosis of pneumococcal disease
    Publication number: 20060216720
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for detecting a specific sequence of the psaA sing real-time PCR for diagnosis of Pneumococcal Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Jacquelyn Sampson, Edwin Ades, George Carlone, Karen McCaustland