Patents by Inventor Salvatore A. Marras

Salvatore A. Marras 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).

  • MULTIPLEX DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES
    Publication number: 20220235401
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of diagnosing and determining treatment strategies for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Nikhat Parveen, Salvatore A. Marras
  • Highly selective nucleic acid amplification primers
    Patent number: 11111515
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification relations such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Salvatore A. Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred R. Kramer
  • HIGHLY SELECTIVE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS
    Publication number: 20210164009
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent Kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification relations such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Salvatore A. Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred R. Kramer
  • Highly selective nucleic acid amplification primers
    Patent number: 10815512
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Salvatore Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred R. Kramer
  • Multiplex diagnostic assays for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases
    Patent number: 10480035
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of diagnosing and determining treatment strategies for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Nikhat Parveen, Salvatore A. Marras
  • HIGHLY SELECTIVE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS
    Publication number: 20180216151
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Salvatore Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred R. Kramer
  • Highly selective nucleic acid amplification primers
    Patent number: 9909159
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Salvatore Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred R. Kramer
  • Fluorophore chelated lanthanide luminescent probes with improved quantum efficiency
    Patent number: 9732378
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel luminescent compositions of matter containing a fluorophore, synthetic methods for making the compositions, macromolecular conjugates of the compositions, and the use of the compositions in various methods of detection. The invention also provides kits containing the compositions and their conjugates for use in the methods of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State university of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arkady Mustaev, Maxim Kozlov, Salvatore Marras, Lev Krasnoperov, Laura Wirpsza, Shyamala Pillai
  • MULTIPLEX DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES
    Publication number: 20160289746
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of diagnosing and determining treatment strategies for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Nikhat Parveen, Salvatore A. Marras
  • FLUOROPHORE CHELATED LANTHANIDE LUMINESCENT PROBES WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20160194690
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel luminescent compositions of matter containing a fluorophore, synthetic methods for making the compositions, macromolecular conjugates of the compositions, and the use of the compositions in various methods of detection. The invention also provides kits containing the compositions and their conjugates for use in the methods of detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicants: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arkady Mustaev, Maxim Kozlov, Salvatore Marras, Lev Krasnoperov, Laura Wirpsza, Shyamala Pillai
  • Fluorophore chelated lanthanide luminescent probes with improved quantum efficiency
    Patent number: 9221759
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel luminescent compositions of matter containing a fluorophore, synthetic methods for making the compositions, macromolecular conjugates of the compositions, and the use of the compositions in various methods of detection. The invention also provides kits containing the compositions and their conjugates for use in the methods of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arkady Mustaev, Maxim Kozlov, Salvatore Marras, Lev Krasnoperov, Laura Wirpsza, Shyamala Pillai
  • HIGHLY SELECTIVE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS
    Publication number: 20150361475
    Abstract: This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Salvatore MARRAS, Diana VARGAS-GOLD, Sanjay TYAGI, Fred R. KRAMER
  • FLUOROPHORE CHELATED LANTHANIDE LUMINESCENT PROBES WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20130202536
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel luminescent compositions of matter containing a fluorophore, synthetic methods for making the compositions, macromolecular conjugates of the compositions, and the use of the compositions in various methods of detection. The invention also provides kits containing the compositions and their conjugates for use in the methods of detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicants: NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Arkady Mustaev, Maxim Kozlov, Salvatore Marras, Lev Krasnoperov, Laura Wirpsza, Shyamala Pillai