Patents by Inventor Sihem Bouguelia

Sihem Bouguelia 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).

  • Publication number: 20130316333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting at least one microorganism in a sample, including: cultivating the sample in a liquid medium in the presence of at least one specific ligand of the microorganism, and at least one scavenger having a lower affinity to the microorganism than the ligand, the binding of a compound to the ligand producing a first measurable signal and the binding of a compound to the scavenger producing a second measurable signal; determining the values of the first and second signals for at least one cultivation period; wherein it is deduced that the sample includes the microorganism when the values of the first signal and second signal are different for the same cultivation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Yoann Roupioz, Roberto Calemczuk, Thierry Vernet, Thierry Livache, Sihem Bouguelia, Claire Durmort