Patents by Inventor Patrick Grimont

Patrick Grimont 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).

  • Oligonucleotide specific to the species Escherichia coli and procedure for detecting and visualizing bacteria of this species
    Publication number: 20040219524
    Abstract: The invention concerns a procedure for detecting and visualizing bacteria of the genomic species Escherichia coli, including all the Shigella genomnic species except for serotype 13 S. boydii/Escherichia fergusonii genomic species, with oligonucleotide capable of specifically hybridizing with the ribosomal RNA of the bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: INSTITUT PASTEUR
    Inventors: Patrick Grimont, Beatrice Regnault, Monique Collin
  • Oligonucleotide specific of the Escherichia coli species and method for detecting and displaying bacteria of this species
    Patent number: 6551776
    Abstract: The invention concerns an oligonucleotide capable of being specifically hybridized with the ribosomal RNA (RNAr) or with the corresponding gene (ADNr) of the Escherichia coli genomic species (including all the Shigella genomic species except for serotype 13 S. boydii/Escherichia fergusonii genomic species. The invention also concerns a method for detecting and displaying the bacteria of said species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur
    Inventors: Patrick Grimont, Béatrice Regnault, Monique Collin
  • Oligonucleotide probes and methods for detecting by hybridization the nucleic acids of bacteria and other living organisms
    Patent number: 5407797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybridization probe for detecting the existence of bacteria in a sample. It consists of one of the two pentadecadeoxyribonucleotides of sequence(5')d - AAG GAG GTG ATC CAG (3'),(5')d - CTG GAT CAC CTC CTT (3').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
    Inventors: Philippe Marliere, Patrick Grimont
  • Probe and a process for the detection of specific microorganisms, particularly legionellas, in environments which contain them
    Patent number: 4810644
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition of fragments of DNA utilizable as a probe for the detection of specific micoorganism, notably Legionella, in environments which contain them. These compositions are obtained from the whole genomes of the microorganisms to be detected, after fragmentation of these genomes, particularly by using a restriction enzyme, and eliminating those sequences of the genomic DNA which are susceptible to being transcribed to ribosomal RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
    Inventors: Paul Tchen, Nicole Desplaces, Patrick Grimont, Francine (maiden name Besse) Grimont