Patents by Inventor Neslie D. Sutton

Neslie D. Sutton 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).

  • Method for detecting bacteria in a sample
    Patent number: 5968762
    Abstract: The invention is a method for detecting the presence of bacteria in a sample. The method of the invention utilizes the steps of (a) admixing a fluorescent conjugate with a sample to be tested for the presence of bacteria in the sample, wherein a moiety of the fluorescent conjugate is metabolized to release the fluorescent moiety of the fluorescent conjugate; (b) inducing fluorescence of the fluorescent conjugate and the fluorescent moiety of the metabolized fluorescent conjugate at 325-345 nm; (c) simultaneously detecting the fluorescence of the fluorescent conjugate at 370-380 nm and the fluorescent moiety of the metabolized fluorescent conjugate at 445-480 nm; and (d) correlating the detected fluorescence of the fluorescent conjugate and the fluorescent moiety of the metabolized fluorescent conjugate to the presence of bacteria in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: The University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Jadamec, Robert Bauman, Carol Patricia Anderson, Stephen A. Jakubielski, Neslie D. Sutton, Michael J. Kovacs