Patents by Inventor Mark Espy

Mark Espy 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).

  • Detection of influenza A virus
    Publication number: 20070238093
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect influenza A in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of influenza A are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting influenza A are further provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Espy, Thomas Smith
  • Detection of herpes simplex virus
    Publication number: 20060019242
    Abstract: The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 are provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Arlo Wold, Jim Uhl, Mark Espy