Patents by Inventor Lynne M. Sloan

Lynne M. Sloan 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).

  • Patent number: 8507201
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Bordetella pertussis and/or Bordetella parapertussis in a biological sample. Primers and probes for the differential detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. pertussis and/or B. parapertussis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin R Cockerill, III, Robin Patel, Lynne M Sloan, Sabine Lohmann, Ulrike Salat
  • Patent number: 8362227
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect C. difficile in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of C. difficile are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting C. difficile are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Thomas F. Smith, Jon E. Rosenblatt, Lynne M. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20120107819
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect C. difficile in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of C. difficile are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting C. difficile are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Thomas F. Smith, Jon E. Rosenblatt, Lynne M. Sloan
  • Patent number: 8101362
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect C. difficile in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of C. difficile are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting C. difficile are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Thomas F. Smith, Jon E. Rosenblatt, Lynne M. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20100227322
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Bordetella pertussis and/or Bordetella parapertussis in a biological sample. Primers and probes for the differential detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. pertussis and/or B. parapertussis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Robin Patel, Lynne M. Sloan, Sabine Lohmann, Ulrike Salat
  • Publication number: 20100221715
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Bordetella pertussis and/or Bordetella parapertussis in a biological sample. Primers and probes for the differential detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. pertussis and/or B. parapertussis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Robin Patel, Lynne M. Sloan, Sabine Lohmann, Ulrike Salat
  • Patent number: 7691571
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Bordetella pertussis and/or Bordetella parapertussis in a biological sample. Primers and probes for the differential detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. pertussis and/or B. parapertussis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Robin Patel, Lynne M. Sloan, Sabine Lohmann, Ulrike Salat
  • Publication number: 20090203021
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect C. difficile in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of C. difficile are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting C. difficile are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Thomas F. Smith, Jon E. Rosenblatt, Lynne M. Sloan
  • Patent number: 7074598
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, III, Lynne M. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20040265853
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect Bordetella pertussis and/or Bordetella parapertussis in a biological sample. Primers and probes for the differential detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting B. pertussis and/or B. parapertussis are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, Robin Patel, Lynne M. Sloan, Sabine Lohmann, Ulrike Salat
  • Publication number: 20040058336
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting vancomycin-resistant enterococci are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Franklin R. Cockerill, Lynne M. Sloan