Patents by Inventor R. Scott McKenzie

R. Scott McKenzie 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 of optimizing a nucleic acid hybridization assay for detection of salmonella in RV growth media
    Patent number: 5489512
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the hybridization signal of a nucleic acid hybridization assay for the DNA or RNA of a Salmonella in a sample by adding the sample to a RV growth medium under conditions sufficient to allow any Salmonella in the sample to propagate, propagating Salmonella, if any, in the medium for a time sufficient to allow the number of Salmonella to reach a predetermined titer, removing trace minerals from the medium, adding a nucleic acid probe to the medium under stringency conditions sufficient to allow the probe to preferentially hybridize with the Salmonella, if any, to form hybridization products that emit an enhanced signal, and assaying the medium to detect the enhanced signal. The method is especially suited for detecting Salmonella in food samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: R. Scott McKenzie