Patents by Inventor Lena Demazy

Lena Demazy 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).

  • STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE DETECTION IN BLOOD
    Publication number: 20180208973
    Abstract: A set of primers is for amplifying and detecting a S. pneumoniae ribonucleic acid in a sample. The set of primers can be included in a kit, which also includes a nucleic acid probe that includes a fluorophore and a dark quencher or acceptor dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Pierre-Alexandre Drèze, Pierre Smeesters, Lena Demazy, Laurence Van Melderen
  • detection in blood
    Patent number: 9890431
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a kit for detecting a S. pneumoniae nucleic acid in a sample. The method comprises the steps of isolating said nucleic acid and detecting hybridization between the S. pneumoniae nucleic acid and a labeled probe, wherein the detection of hybridization comprises detecting a change in signal from the labeled probe during or after hybridization relative to the labeled probe signal before hybridization. The method of the present invention is characterized in that said nucleic acid is a ribonucleic acid, which isolation comprises the addition of acidic phenol to said sample and the purification of said ribonucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
    Inventors: Pierre-Alexandre Drèze, Pierre Smeesters, Lena Demazy, Laurence Van Melderen
  • STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE DETECTION IN BLOOD
    Publication number: 20140363814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a kit for detecting a S. pneumoniae nucleic acid in a sample. The method comprises the steps of isolating said nucleic acid and detecting hybridization between the S. pneumoniae nucleic acid and a labeled probe, wherein the detection of hybridization comprises detecting a change in signal from the labeled probe during or after hybridization relative to the labeled probe signal before hybridization. The method of the present invention is characterized in that said nucleic acid is a ribonucleic acid, which isolation comprises the addition of acidic phenol to said sample and the purification of said ribonucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
    Inventors: Pierre-Alexandre Drèze, Pierre Smeesters, Lena Demazy, Laurence Van Melderen