Patents by Inventor Sylvia Ann Norman

Sylvia Ann Norman 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).

  • Assay and compositions for detection of nucleic acid
    Patent number: 7494774
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods of detection of Bacillus anthracis that use oligonucleotide probes specific for genetic material contained in the pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids in nucleic acid hybridization reactions. Embodiments of the method may include additional probes specific for other gene sequences to distinguish B. anthracis from other bacterial species present in a sample or to provide an indication that the assay was performed properly even when no Bacillus sequence is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Gen-Probe Incorporated
    Inventors: Sylvia Ann Norman, Jennifer Jill Bungo, James J. Hogan, William G. Weisburg