Patents by Inventor Melissa LaPierre

Melissa LaPierre 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: 7741033
    Abstract: The detection of specific nucleic acid 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 nucleic acid hybridization. Furthermore, the new assay when used on nanoscale electrodes, provides ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Shana Kelley, Rahela Gasparac, Melissa Lapierre-Devlin, Bradford Taft
  • 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
  • Electrocatalytic nucleic acid hybridization detection
    Publication number: 20050084881
    Abstract: The detection of specific nucleic acid 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 nucleic acid hybridization. Furthermore, the new assay when used on nanoscale electrodes, provides ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Shana Kelley, Rahela Gasparac, Melissa Lapierre-Devlin, Bradford Taft
  • Bottle with cap
    Patent number: D887845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Zarbee's Inc.
    Inventor: Melissa LaPierre
  • Dispensing cap
    Patent number: D953862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc
    Inventor: Melissa LaPierre