Patents by Inventor Lawrence Bopp

Lawrence Bopp 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).

  • DNA probes for the detection of Haemophilus Ducreyi and method of use
    Patent number: 5070011
    Abstract: This invention provides DNA probes which are useful for the detection of Haemophilus ducreyi. This invention also provides a method of detecting in a subject the presence of H. ducreyi which comprises obtaining a suitable sample from the subject, denaturing the DNA in the sample so as to produce single stranded DNA molecules, contacting the single stranded DNA molecules so obtained with a single stranded oligonucleotide probe, under suitable conditions which permit hybridization of complementary single stranded molecules, and detecting the presence of hybridized molecules, whereby the presence of H. ducreyi in the subject is detected. This invention further comprises a kit which is useful for the detection of H. ducreyi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Health Research Inc.
    Inventors: Linda M. Parsons, Lawrence Bopp, Alfred L. Waring, Mehdi Shayegani