Patents by Inventor Leah Seward

Leah Seward 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).

  • Simultaneous quantitative multiple primer detection of
    Patent number: 9234248
    Abstract: This invention comprises a multiplex-capable oligonucleotide which is capable of hybridizing to at least one of the C. difficile tcdB, tcdC, or cdtB genes, wherein, wherein said primer consists of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9, or a sequence that exhibits no more than one substitution of a base to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9 and method for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) determining of the presence of a toxigenic strain of C. difficile in a biological sample utilizing said probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Aartik Sarma, Anubhav Tripathi, Leonard Mermel, Aleksey Novikov, Leah Seward, Jennifer Fieber
  • SIMULTANEOUS QUANTITATIVE MULTIPLE PRIMER DETECTION OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
    Publication number: 20120252029
    Abstract: This invention comprises a multiplex-capable oligonucleotide which is capable of hybridizing to at least one of the C. difficile tcdB, tcdC, or cdtB genes, wherein, wherein said primer consists of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9, or a sequence that exhibits no more than one substitution of a base to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 through 9 and method for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) determining of the presence of a toxigenic strain of C. difficile in a biological sample utilizing said probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Brown University
    Inventors: Aartik Sarma, Anubhav Tripathi, Leonard Mermel, Aleksey Novikov, Leah Seward, Jennifer Fieber