Patents by Inventor Patricia R. Bergquist

Patricia R. Bergquist 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).

  • Compositions and methods for detecting raphidophytes
    Patent number: 6787648
    Abstract: Effective management of finfish stocks to avoid or mitigate the threat of fish-killing phytoplankton is of increasing concern, particularly in temperate seas. Intensive spatial and temporal sampling is required to monitor and quantify potentially harmful species, so that prior warning can be received of an imminent bloom. The use of large-subunit rRNA (LSU rRNA)-targeted oligonucleotide probes based on the sandwich hybridization assay to detect the fragile species Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada and Fibrocapsa japonica Toriumi & Takano (Raphidophyceae) is disclosed. Species-specific sandwich hybridization assays were successfully developed for various Raphidophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
    Inventors: John V. Tyrrell, Patricia R. Bergquist, Peter L. Bergquist, Christopher A. Scholin
  • Compositions and methods for detecting raphidophytes
    Publication number: 20040023212
    Abstract: Effective management of finfish stocks to avoid or mitigate the threat of fish-killing phytoplankton is of increasing concern, particularly in temperate seas. Intensive spatial and temporal sampling is required to monitor and quantify potentially harmful species, so that prior warning can be received of an imminent bloom. The use of large-subunit rRNA (LSU rRNA)-targeted oligonucleotide probes based on the sandwich hybridization assay to detect the fragile species Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada and Fibrocapsa japonica Toriumi & Takano (Raphidophyceae) is disclosed. Species-specific sandwich hybridization assays were successfully developed for various Raphidophytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: John V. Tyrrell, Patricia R. Bergquist, Peter L. Bergquist, Christopher A. Scholin