Patents by Inventor Rachel Gardner

Rachel Gardner 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).

  • Methods and compositions for nucleic acid detection
    Patent number: 9051606
    Abstract: The present application relates to Multicomponent Nucleic Acid Enzymes (MNAzymes), which may be used for detecting, identifying and/or quantifying targets. More particularly, this application provides methods of designing and making more reliable MNAzymes, as well as compositions comprising MNAzyme components and methods of using MNAzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: QIAGEN GAITHERSBURG, INC.
    Inventors: Guozhen Liu, Quan Peng, Yexun Wang, Samuel J. Rulli, Jing-Yi Lo, Rachel Gardner, Grace J. Kim
  • Low-cost, high-reliability controller for remotely operated robots
    Patent number: 9043031
    Abstract: Provided is a device for wirelessly controlling robots suitable for competition or educational purposes, the device including: an input module configured to receive commands from a human user interface, the human user interface sending signals indicative of inputs by a user to control a robot; a protocol translator configured to translate the received commands into a protocol to which the robot is responsive; a wireless output module configured to wirelessly transmit the translated commands to the robot such that the robot executes the commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Westlake & Eanes Science & Technology Association
    Inventors: Rachel Gardner, Akshay Prakash, Benjamin Jared Gorr, Eric J. Rothfus
  • Methods and Compositions for Nucleic Acid Detection
    Publication number: 20120178078
    Abstract: The present application relates to Multicomponent Nucleic Acid Enzymes (MNAzymes), which may be used for detecting, identifying and/or quantifying targets. More particularly, this application provides methods of designing and making more reliable MNAzymes, as well as compositions comprising MNAzyme components and methods of using MNAzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Qiagen Gaithersburg, Inc.
    Inventors: Guozhen Liu, Quan Peng, Yexun Wang, Samuel J. Rulli, Jing-Yi Lo, Rachel Gardner, Grace J. Kim