Patents by Inventor Kevin J Bown

Kevin J Bown 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 determining the presence of bacteria resistant to cell lysing antibiotics
    Patent number: 7648830
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the presence of a target bacteria based on its resistance to a cell lysing antibiotic. Said antibiotic is used to lyse cells of non-target bacteria in a sample and hence facilitate isolation of the target prior to detection by known means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: David James Squirrell, Rachel Louise Leslie, Kevin J Bown