Patents by Inventor Randal William Giroux

Randal William Giroux 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, apparatus and system for quantifying the content of genetically modified material in a sample
    Patent number: 8150631
    Abstract: A method including providing an initial test sample including a primary material and a relatively smaller amount of at least one adventitious material; combining the initial test sample with a standard addition of at least one adventitious material to form a final test sample, wherein the standard addition has a known amount of genetically modified adventitious material; and analyzing the final test sample to determine the % GMO of the primary material and the % GMO of the adventitious material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Maurice Hurst, Randal William Giroux
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING THE CONTENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MATERIAL IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20080227184
    Abstract: A method including providing an initial test sample including a primary material and a relatively smaller amount of at least one adventitious material; combining the initial test sample with a standard addition of at least one adventitious material to form a final test sample, wherein the standard addition has a known amount of genetically modified adventitious material; and analyzing the final test sample to determine the % GMO of the primary material and the % GMO of the adventitious material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Maurice Hurst, Randal William Giroux