Patents by Inventor Kyle J. Bibby

Kyle J. Bibby 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).

  • Cross-assembly phage DNA sequences, primers and probes for PCR-based identification of human fecal pollution sources
    Patent number: 12258639
    Abstract: Methods and reagents are used to determine the presence of human fecal contamination. These relate to detection of human crAssphage, a bacteriophage present in Bacteroides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Orin C. Shanks, Kyle J. Bibby, Elyse Stachler
  • Cross-Assembly phage DNA sequences, primers and probes for PCR-based identification of human fecal pollution sources
    Publication number: 20200095624
    Abstract: Methods and reagents are used to determine the presence of human fecal contamination. These relate to detection of human crAssphage, a bacteriophage present in Bacteriodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicants: Government of the United States as Represented by the Adiminstrator of the U.S. Environmental Protec, University of Pittsburgh
    Inventors: Orin C. Shanks, Kyle J. Bibby, Elyse Stachler