Patents by Inventor Meaghan O'Keefe

Meaghan O'Keefe 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).

  • Electrocatalytic nucleic acid hybridization detection
    Patent number: 7361470
    Abstract: The detection of specific DNA sequences using electrochemical readout would permit the rapid and inexpensive detection and identification of bacterial pathogens and the analysis of human genes. A new assay developed for this purpose is described that harnesses an electrocatalytic process to monitor DNA hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Shana O. Kelley, Melissa Lapierre-Devlin, Meaghan O'Keefe
  • Electrocatalytic nucleic acid hybridization detection
    Publication number: 20060223079
    Abstract: The detection of specific DNA sequences using electrochemical readout would permit the rapid and inexpensive detection and identification of bacterial pathogens and the analysis of human genes. A new assay developed for this purpose is described that harnesses an electrocatalytic process to monitor DNA hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Shana Kelley, Melissa Lapierre-Devlin, Meaghan O'Keefe