Patents by Inventor Kurt D. Reed

Kurt D. Reed 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).

  • Rapid identification of bacteria from positive blood cultures
    Patent number: 7205111
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting bacteria in a biological sample, especially a blood sample, without the need for extensive sub-culturing of the sample. Nucleic acid present within the sample is isolated and bacterial DNA specifically amplified using primers that uniquely prime the amplification of 16s rRNA-encoding nucleic acid. The amplicons are then digested with an endonuclease to yield a restriction fragment length profile for the biological sample. The restriction fragment length profile for the biological sample is then compare to a database of profiles made using cultures of known bacterial species. A match between the sample profile and the database identifies the bacteria present in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Marshfield Clinic
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Christensen, Pamela J. Squires, Kurt D. Reed