Patents by Inventor Theodore B. Pitman

Theodore B. Pitman 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).

  • Nucleic acid probes for the detection of yersinia enterolitica
    Patent number: 5593831
    Abstract: Nucleic acid probes capable of specifically hybridizing to rRNA of Yersinia enterocolitica and not to rRNA of non-Yersinia enterocolitica are described along with methods utilizing such probes for the detection of Yersinia enterocolitica in food and other samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Samuel W. Chan, Theodore B. Pitman, David J. Lane
  • Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Yersinia enterocolitica
    Patent number: 5370992
    Abstract: Nucleic acid probes capable of specifically hybridizing to rRNA of Yersinia enterocolitica and not to rRNA of non-Yersinia enterocolitica are described along with methods utilizing such probes for the detection of Yersinia enterocolitica in food and other samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Jyotsna S. Shah, Samuel W. Chan, Theodore B. Pitman, David J. Lane