Patents by Inventor Sean M. Reilly

Sean M. Reilly 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 microorganisms
    Patent number: 6770454
    Abstract: The specification relates to a method for the detection and collection of samples of microorganisms, such as mold spores, from the air and from surfaces utilizing a collection device that employs a substantially dry growth medium which is hydrated by a premeasured volume of liquid after microorganism collection on the dry growth medium has occurred. The specification also relates to a microorganism collection and detection kit comprising a microorganism collection device having a substrate and a layer of dry growth medium applied thereon, and a container of a premeasured volume of hydrating liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Home Health Science Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Reilly, Paul T. LaRocca, Mary Anne Kunz LaRocca
  • Method and kit for detecting microorganisms
    Publication number: 20010041352
    Abstract: The specification relates to a method for the detection and collection of samples of microorganisms, such as mold spores, from the air and from surfaces utilizing a collection device that employs a substantially dry growth medium which is hydrated by a premeasured volume of liquid after microorganism collection on the dry growth medium has occurred. The specification also relates to a microorganism collection and detection kit comprising a microorganism collection device having a substrate and a layer of dry growth medium applied thereon, and a container of a premeasured volume of hydrating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Sean M. Reilly, Paul T. LaRocca, Mary Anne Kunz LaRocca