Patents by Inventor Kelly J. Henrickson

Kelly J. Henrickson 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).

  • Method of detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid via a multiplex amplification reaction using unequal primer concentration
    Publication number: 20040253582
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a sample for the presence or absence of multiple virus infections is disclosed. In one embodiment, this method comprises the step of evaluating a biological sample for nucleic acid sequences complementary to nucleotide primers and probes derived from the sequences of human parainfluenza virus 1, 2 and 3, respiratory syncytial virus A and B and influenza virus A and B. In another embodiment, the invention is an improved PCR method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Kelly J. Henrickson, Jiang Fan
  • Virus assay method
    Publication number: 20020081567
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a sample for the presence or absence of multiple virus infections is disclosed. In one embodiment, this method comprises the step of evaluating a biological sample for nucleic acid sequences complementary to nucleotide primers and probes derived from the sequences of human parainfluenza virus 1, 2 and 3, respiratory syncytial virus A and B and influenza virus A and B. In another embodiment, the invention is an improved PCR method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Kelly J. Henrickson, Jiang Fan
  • Multiplex PCR assay using unequal primer concentrations to detect HPIV 1,2,3 and RSV A,B and influenza virus A, B
    Patent number: 6015664
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a sample for the presence or absence of multiple virus infections is disclosed. In one embodiment, this method comprises the step of evaluating a biological sample for nucleic acid sequences complementary to nucleotide primers and probes derived from the sequences of human parainfluenza virus 1, 2 and 3, respiratory syncytial virus A and B and influenza virus, A and B. In another embodiment, the invention is an improved PCR method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: MCW Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kelly J. Henrickson, Jiang Fan
  • Human parainfluenza virus-1 assay
    Patent number: 5744299
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for evaluating a biological sample for the presence or absence of human parainfluenza virus 1 (HPIV-1) infection and for the quantitation of HPIV-1. This method comprises the steps of isolating RNA from a biological sample, creating cDNA from the isolated RNA, exposing the cDNA to a pair of oligonucleotide primers selected from sequences from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1-9 and inverse complements of SEQ ID NOs:1-9 under conditions in the which the primers will amplify a human parainfluenza-1 sequence if the human parainfluenza-1 virus is present, and determining whether the amplified sequence is present by EHA. The present invention is also a kit for the detection and quantitation of parainfluenza virus 1 and a kit for the detection of parainfluenza virus-1, 2 and 3 genomic RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: MCW Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kelly J. Henrickson, Jiang Fan