Patents by Inventor Nicholas Alan Courtney

Nicholas Alan Courtney 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).

  • SPERM CELL ISOLATION AND SPERM-ASSOCIATED DNA PURIFICATION
    Publication number: 20210284989
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, reagents, and kits for the isolation of sperm cells from other cell types and the purification of sperm-associated DNA from a complex sample. In particular, methods, reagents, and kits are provided for the separation of intact sperm cells from epithelial cells via binding of sperm cells to a cellulose material, and the extraction of sperm-associated DNA therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Alan Courtney, Margaret Mary Ewing, Robert Stewart McLaren, David Harrison Warshauer