Patents by Inventor Melissa Jane Beall

Melissa Jane Beall 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: 8138316
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules having a nucleotide sequence encoding feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Isolated feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Host cells comprising a vector containing the polynucleotide sequences and methods for expressing the polypeptides. The generation of monoclonal antibodies that specifically binds to the feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, and cell lines secreting the monoclonal antibodies. Methods for determining the presence or amount of feline pancreatic lipase in a biological sample. The methods include using standards or calibrators of recombinant feline pancreatic lipase to quantify the lipase in a sample. Devices and kits for performing methods for detecting feline pancreatic lipase in biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andersen, Melissa Jane Beall, Jesse Buch, Ku-chuan Hsiao, Stacey Pazar Huth, Eugene Regis Krah, III, Barbara O'Brien, Marilyn Strong-Townsend
  • Publication number: 20110129864
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying lymphatic disease and disease states in mammals. The method uses a multi-angle light scatter flow cytometer to diagnose and treat mammals. The method includes collecting lymph node aspirate from a mammal; scanning the lymph node aspirate in a flow cytometer to generate a diagnostic scan; comparing the diagnostic scan to a known normal scan; identifying differences between the diagnostic scan and the known normal scan; and identifying similarities between the diagnostic scan and known disease scans to identify a cause of lymphadenopathy. Graphical representations of leukocyte identification are generated as a result of the scanning process. By using the graphs, a veterinarian or technician is able to diagnose the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Melissa Jane Beall, James W. Russell
  • Patent number: 7906296
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Anaplasma platys polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Jane Beall, Phyllis Ione Tyrrell, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Jiayou Liu
  • Publication number: 20100267131
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules having a nucleotide sequence encoding feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Isolated feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Host cells comprising a vector containing the polynucleotide sequences and methods for expressing the polypeptides. The generation of monoclonal antibodies that specifically binds to the feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, and cell lines secreting the monoclonal antibodies. Methods for determining the presence or amount of feline pancreatic lipase in a biological sample. The methods include using standards or calibrators of recombinant feline pancreatic lipase to quantify the lipase in a sample. Devices and kits for performing methods for detecting feline pancreatic lipase in biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Philip Andersen, Melissa Jane Beall, Jesse Buch, Ku-chuan Hsiao, Stacey Pazar Huth, Eugene Regis Krash, III, Barbara O'Brien, Marilyn Strong-Townsend
  • Patent number: 7771960
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules having a nucleotide sequence encoding feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Isolated feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Host cells comprising a vector containing the polynucleotide sequences and methods for expressing the polypeptides. The generation of monoclonal antibodies that specifically binds to the feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, and cell lines secreting the monoclonal antibodies. Methods for determining the presence or amount of feline pancreatic lipase in a biological sample. The methods include using standards or calibrators of recombinant feline pancreatic lipase to quantify the lipase in a sample. Devices and kits for performing methods for detecting feline pancreatic lipase in biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andersen, Melissa Jane Beall, Jesse Buch, Ku-chuan Hsiao, Stacey Pazar Huth, Eugene Regis, Barbara O'Brien, Marilyn Strong-Townsend
  • Publication number: 20090155825
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Anaplasma platys polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: MELISSA JANE BEALL, PHYLLIS IONE TYRRELL, RAMASWAMY CHANDRASHEKAR, JIAYOU LIU
  • Publication number: 20090098576
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules having a nucleotide sequence encoding feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Isolated feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, splice variants, allelic variants, and fragments thereof. Host cells comprising a vector containing the polynucleotide sequences and methods for expressing the polypeptides. The generation of monoclonal antibodies that specifically binds to the feline pancreatic lipase polypeptides, and cell lines secreting the monoclonal antibodies. Methods for determining the presence or amount of feline pancreatic lipase in a biological sample. The methods include using standards or calibrators of recombinant feline pancreatic lipase to quantify the lipase in a sample. Devices and kits for performing methods for detecting feline pancreatic lipase in biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Andersen, Melissa Jane Beall, Jesse Buch, Ku-chuan Hsiao, Stacey Pazar Huth, Eugene Regis Krah, Barbara O'Brien, Marilyn Strong-Townsend
  • Patent number: 7507789
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Anaplasma platys polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Jane Beall, Phyllis Ione Tyrrell, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Jiayou Liu
  • Publication number: 20080248497
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of Anaplasma platys polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Melissa Jane Beall, Phyllis Ione Tyrrell, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Jiayou Liu