Patents by Inventor Paul Baum

Paul Baum 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 measuring cell-free virus particles from dried blood spots
    Patent number: 10125402
    Abstract: Methods for the measuring cell-free nucleic acids and/or virus particles from dried blood spots are described. The methods can include the steps of rehydrating a dried blood sample, optionally fixing cells present in the rehydrated dried blood sample, eluting cell-free virus particles from the rehydrated dried blood sample, separating the cell-free viruses from any cell debris that may be present in the rehydrated dried blood sample by way of a filter, and measuring cell-free virus particles by a viral particle quantification technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Baum, Megan M. Crask, Xiaoning Wu
  • Method for Measuring Cell-Free Virus Particles From Dried Blood Spots
    Publication number: 20150232955
    Abstract: Methods for the measuring cell-free nucleic acids and/or virus particles from dried blood spots are described. The methods can include the steps of rehydrating a dried blood sample, optionally fixing cells present in the rehydrated dried blood sample, eluting cell-free virus particles from the rehydrated dried blood sample, separating the cell-free viruses from any cell debris that may be present in the rehydrated dried blood sample by way of a filter, and measuring cell-free virus particles by a viral particle quantification technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Baum, Megan M. Crask, Xiaoning Wu