Patents by Inventor Kevin Gary Korth

Kevin Gary Korth 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 for detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using polymerase chain reaction
    Patent number: 6048688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of P. aeruginosa in a fluid sample. The method uses PCR to amplify the expression of a segment of the exotoxin A gene sequence. The method includes treating strands of nucleotide fragments with a first oligonucleotide primer and a second oligonucleotide primer. The primers are sufficiently complementary to the fragment to hybridize a region having from about 400 to 1200 base pairs. Desirably, the first oligonucleotide primer includes the sequence 5'-ACA ACG CCC TCA GCA TCA CCA-3' and the second oligonucleotide primer includes the sequence 5'-CGG GTC GAG CAG GCA CAA C-3'.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Gary Korth, Sarah Elizabeth Heathcock, Linda Susan Huard