Patents by Inventor Robert D. Allison

Robert D. Allison 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 detecting transfusion-transmitted pathogens
    Patent number: 12385104
    Abstract: Probe sets capable of detecting pathogen nucleic acids in a sample are described. The probe set can be provided on a solid support, such as a microarray. Methods of detecting pathogen nucleic acids in a sample using the probe set are also provided. In some examples, the probes and methods are capable of detecting one or more RNA viruses, one or more DNA viruses, one or more bacterial nucleic acids, and/or one or more protozoan nucleic acids in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health Human Services
    Inventors: Valeria De Giorgi, Robert D. Allison, Harvey J. Alter
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20220119898
    Abstract: Probe sets capable of detecting pathogen nucleic acids in a sample are described. The probe set can be provided on a solid support, such as a microarray. Methods of detecting pathogen nucleic acids in a sample using the probe set are also provided. In some examples, the probes and methods are capable of detecting one or more RNA viruses, one or more DNA viruses, one or more bacterial nucleic acids, and/or one or more protozoan nucleic acids in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Valeria De Giorgi, Robert D. Allison, Harvey J. Alter
  • Garment for impedance plethysmograph use
    Patent number: 4016868
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying electrodes to a body for impedance plethysmograph measurements, comprising a garment of elastic fabric which fits tightly over the body. Conductive strips encircle the sleeves for the arms, gloves for the hands, and the sections for the legs, in parallel pairs, at selected intervals. Conductive strips are also located on the back of the garment, adjacent the thorax region and on the hood covering the neck and the head. The conductive strips are elastic fabric impregnated with a conductive material and woven into the nonconductive portions of the garment. Instruments may be clipped to the various conductive strips, which are insulated electrically from each other, for making blood flow measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Inventor: Robert D. Allison