Patents by Inventor Kristin Ramos

Kristin Ramos 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).

  • Publication number: 20230279513
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining whether a patient exhibiting acute gastroenteritis will benefit from treatment with therapeutic agents that inhibit Norovirus genogroup I (GI) or Norovirus genogroup II (GII). The methods disclosed herein are based on detecting Norovirus genogroup I (GI) and Norovirus genogroup II (GII) in a stool sample without extracting viral nucleic acids from a clinical specimen prior to performing real-time reverse transcription PCR. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb
  • Patent number: 11555223
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining whether a patient exhibiting acute gastroenteritis will benefit from treatment with therapeutic agents that inhibit Norovirus genogroup I (GI) or Norovirus genogroup II (GII). The methods disclosed herein are based on detecting Norovirus genogroup I (GI) and Norovirus genogroup II (GII) in a stool sample without extracting viral nucleic acids from a clinical specimen prior to performing real-time reverse transcription PCR. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb
  • Publication number: 20210095352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining whether a patient exhibiting acute gastroenteritis will benefit from treatment with therapeutic agents that inhibit Norovirus genogroup I (GI) or Norovirus genogroup II (GII). The methods disclosed herein are based on detecting Norovirus genogroup I (GI) and Norovirus genogroup II (GII) in a stool sample without extracting viral nucleic acids from a clinical specimen prior to performing real-time reverse transcription PCR. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb
  • Patent number: 10793924
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining whether a patient exhibiting acute gastroenteritis will benefit from treatment with therapeutic agents that inhibit Norovirus genogroup I (GI) or Norovirus genogroup II (GII). The methods disclosed herein are based on detecting Norovirus genogroup I (GI) and Norovirus genogroup II (GII) in a stool sample without extracting viral nucleic acids from a clinical specimen prior to performing real-time reverse transcription PCR. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb
  • Publication number: 20190211408
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining whether a patient exhibiting acute gastroenteritis will benefit from treatment with therapeutic agents that inhibit Norovirus genogroup I (GI) or Norovirus genogroup II (GII). The methods disclosed herein are based on detecting Norovirus genogroup I (GI) and Norovirus genogroup II (GII) in a stool sample without extracting viral nucleic acids from a clinical specimen prior to performing real-time reverse transcription PCR. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb