Patents by Inventor Stephanie J. Moeller
Stephanie J. Moeller 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).
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Patent number: 10772767Abstract: A fibrin-coated wound dressing article having a flexible film layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the flexible film layer, and a fibrin powder layer disposed on a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer opposite the flexible film layer. Methods of making and using fibrin-coated wound dressing articles are included.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jason W. Bjork, Kurt J. Halverson, Alexi J. Young, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Patent number: 9896711Abstract: Compounds are provided that are either fluorogenic or fluorophoric. Compositions and articles that include the compounds are also provided. Additionally, methods of detecting a microorganism using the compounds are provided. The compounds are fluorinated and can be used advantageously under acidic conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Shih-Hung Chou, Stephanie J. Moeller, Jesse D. Miller, Kurt J. Halverson, Jason W. Bjork
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Patent number: 9574170Abstract: The present invention relates to culturing cells utilizing a matrix of microfibrillated thermoplastic polymeric materials. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of culturing cells. In addition, the invention relates to a biaxially oriented microfibrillated article for culturing cells dispersed in a cell culture medium. The matrix of thermoplastic polymeric materials for culturing cells of this invention finds use in tissue engineering and wound healing applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Mario A. Perez, Terry R. Hobbs, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Publication number: 20160340709Abstract: Compounds are provided that are either fluorogenic or fluorophoric. Compositions and articles that include the compounds are also provided. Additionally, methods of detecting a microorganism using the compounds are provided. The compounds are fluorinated and can be used advantageously under acidic conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: STEPHEN B. ROSCOE, SHIH-HUNG CHOU, STEPHANIE J. MOELLER, JESSE D. MILLER, KURT J. HALVERSON, JASON W. BJORK
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Patent number: 9434975Abstract: Compounds are provided that are either fluorogenic or fluorophoric. Compositions and articles that include the compounds are also provided. Additionally, methods of detecting a microorganism using the compounds are provided. The compounds are fluorinated and can be used advantageously under acidic conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Shih-Hung Chou, Stephanie J. Moeller, Jesse D. Miller, Kurt J. Halverson, Jason W. Bjork
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Patent number: 9435739Abstract: Compositions that comprise water, a first indicator reagent that can be converted by a first biological activity to a first biological derivative, and a plurality of particles are provided. The first indicator reagent can comprise a fluorogenic enzyme substrate having a fluorophore selected from the group consisting of umbelliferone, 7-aminocoumarin, ?-naphthylamine, ?-naphthol, fluorescein, resorufin, 9H-(1,3-dichloro-9,9-dimethyl acridin-2-one), rhodamine 110, a derivative of any of the foregoing fluorophores, and a combination of any of the foregoing fluorophores. The particles are capable of receiving and retaining the first biological derivative from an aqueous liquid. The first biological derivative can be indicative of a microorganism. The compositions further can comprise a gelling agent. Methods of using the compositions to detect the presence or absence of a microorganism in a sample are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Kurt J. Halverson, Jesse D. Miller, Stephanie J. Moeller, Jason W. Bjork
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Publication number: 20160143786Abstract: A fibrin-coated wound dressing article having a flexible film layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the flexible film layer, and a fibrin powder layer disposed on a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer opposite the flexible film layer. Methods of making and using fibrin-coated wound dressing articles are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Jason W. Bjork, Kurt J. Halverson, Alexi J. Young, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Patent number: 8951748Abstract: Methods and kits are disclosed for detecting microorganisms that produce glucose oxidase. The method includes providing a culture medium and a hydrogen peroxide indicating reagent comprising a chromogenic substrate that can provide a detectable chromogenic reaction indicating the presence of a microorganism that produces glucose oxidase, and additional methods are disclosed for differentiating microorganisms by the detection of an additional chromogenic reaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Michael J. Svarovsky, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Patent number: 8936916Abstract: Polypeptides which can be activated to cause the formation of pores in a lipid membrane are disclosed. Also disclosed are polypeptide compositions for the detection of target microorganisms and methods of using said compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Stephanie J. Moeller, Yi He, Richard B. Ross
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Publication number: 20150004399Abstract: The disclosure includes: a coating composition, comprising a powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent and surface-modified nanoparticles disposed in the powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent; a coated film that includes a transparent film coated with the coating composition; and a device for growing microorganisms, including the coated film releasably attached to at least a portion of a body member that includes a self-supporting and water-proof substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: STEPHANIE J. MOELLER, JIMMIE R. BARAN, JR., JESSE D. MILLER, NEIL PERCY
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Patent number: 8846335Abstract: The disclosure includes: a coating composition, comprising a powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent and surface-modified nanoparticles disposed in the powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent; a coated film that includes a transparent film coated with the coating composition; and a device for growing microorganisms, including the coated film releasably attached to at least a portion of a body member that includes a self-supporting and water-proof substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephanie J. Moeller, Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Jesse D. Miller, Neil Percy
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Patent number: 8802429Abstract: A system for detecting microorganisms in a test sample is provided that includes a fluorescently detectable product having both acidic and basic species, wherein the fluorescently detectable product is the reaction product of (a) an enzyme substrate that comprises an enzymatically hydrolysable group and a fluorescent group and (b) a test sample comprising a microorganism having an enzyme that hydrolyzes the hydrolysable group from the fluorescent group of the enzyme substrate. The fluorescently detectable product has an excitation isosbestic point Ex?iso where the absorbance of the acid species is the same as the absorbance of the basic species. The system also includes a first light source having a wavelength of Ex?iso for irradiating the fluorescently detectable product, The fluorescently detectable product emits light at a wavelength of Em?1, and the quantity of light emitted at the wavelength Em?1 is substantially constant across a pH range of 2.5 to 8.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Phillip A. Bolea, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Publication number: 20140186878Abstract: Compounds are provided that are either fluorogenic or fluorophoric. Compositions and articles that include the compounds are also provided. Additionally, methods of detecting a microorganism using the compounds are provided. The compounds are fluorinated and can be used advantageously under acidic conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Shih-Hung Chou, Stephanie J. Moeller, Jesse D. Miller, Kurt J. Halverson, Jason W. Bjork
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Patent number: 8753834Abstract: The disclosure provides an article for the detection of a microorganism in a liquid sample. The article comprises a microporous membrane and a barrier layer to selectively regulate the contact between the sample and a detection reagent. A method of use is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jesse D. Miller, Stephanie J. Moeller, Kurt J. Halverson
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Publication number: 20130316443Abstract: A system for detecting microorganisms in a test sample is provided that includes a fluorescently detectable product having both acidic and basic species, wherein the fluorescently detectable product is the reaction product of (a) an enzyme substrate that comprises an enzymatically hydrolysable group and a fluorescent group and (b) a test sample comprising a microorganism having an enzyme that hydrolyzes the hydrolysable group from the fluorescent group of the enzyme substrate. The fluorescently detectable product has an excitation isosbestic point Ex?iso where the absorbance of the acid species is the same as the absorbance of the basic species. The system also includes a first light source having a wavelength of Ex?iso for irradiating the fluorescently detectable product, The fluorescently detectable product emits light at a wavelength of Em?1, and the quantity of light emitted at the wavelength Em?1 is substantially constant across a pH range of 2.5 to 8.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Phillip A. Bolea, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Publication number: 20130309693Abstract: Polypeptides which can be activated to cause the formation of pores in a lipid membrane are disclosed. Also disclosed are polypeptide compositions for the detection of target microorganisms and methods of using said compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: STEPHEN B. ROSCOE, STEPHANIE J. MOELLER, YI HE, RICHARD B. ROSS
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Publication number: 20130230876Abstract: Compositions that comprise water, a first indicator reagent that can be converted by a first biological activity to a first biological derivative, and a plurality of particles are provided. The first indicator reagent can comprise a fluorogenic enzyme substrate having a fluorophore selected from the group consisting of umbelliferone, 7-aminocoumarin, ?-naphthylamine, ?-naphthol, fluorescein, resorufin, 9H-(1,3-dichloro-9,9-dimethyl acridin-2-one), rhodamine 110, a derivative of any of the foregoing fluorophores, and a combination of any of the foregoing fluorophores. The particles are capable of receiving and retaining the first biological derivative from an aqueous liquid. The first biological derivative can be indicative of a microorganism. The compositions further can comprise a gelling agent. Methods of using the compositions to detect the presence or absence of a microorganism in a sample are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Kurt J. Halverson, Jesse D. Miller, Stephanie J. Moeller, Jason W. Bjork
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Patent number: 8518664Abstract: Methods of determining the amount of microorganisms present in a test sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Phillip A. Bolea, Stephanie J. Moeller
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Patent number: 8497353Abstract: Polypeptides which can be activated to cause the formation of pores in a lipid membrane are disclosed. Also disclosed are polypeptide compositions for the detection of target microorganisms and methods of using said compositions.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Roscoe, Stephanie J. Moeller, Yi He, Richard B. Ross
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Publication number: 20130089923Abstract: The disclosure includes: a coating composition, comprising a powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent and surface-modified nanoparticles disposed in the powdered cold-water-soluble gelling agent; a coated film that includes a transparent film coated with the coating composition; and a device for growing microorganisms, including the coated film releasably attached to at least a portion of a body member that includes a self-supporting and water-proof substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Stephanie J. Moeller, Jimmie R. Baran, JR., Jesse D. Miller, Neil Percy