Patents by Inventor Sandra Noel Bye

Sandra Noel Bye 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 for detecting the presence of a mycobacterium species and a kit and antibodies for use therein
    Patent number: 6458367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diagnostic test for the detection and identification of Mycobacterium species in biological specimens of human and animal origin. The test is based on the immunological detection of one or more antigens originating from Mycobacterium. To enable the detection of an antibody-antigen reaction, the antibodies specific for these antigens can be labelled with an enzyme or fluorescent dye or attached to latex particles or any other suitable label. The diagnostic test may be in a form of ELISA and may or may not require concentration of the Mycobacterium antigens prior to the actual test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Adcock Ingram Limited
    Inventors: Jan Adrianus Verschoor, Sandra Noel Bye
  • Method for detecting the presence of a mycobacterium species and a kit and antibodies for use therein
    Patent number: 6124105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diagnostic test for the detection and identification of Mycobacterium species in biological specimens of human and animal origin. The test is based on the immunological detection of one or more antigens originating from Mycobacterium. To enable the detection of an antibody-antigen reaction, the antibodies specific for these antigens can be labelled with an enzyme or fluorescent dye or attached to latex particles or any other suitable label. The diagnostic test may be in a form of ELISA and may or may not require concentration of the Mycobacterium antigens prior to the actual test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Adock Ingram Limited
    Inventors: Jan Andrianus Verschoor, Sandra Noel Bye