Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Wright, Jr.

Thomas C. Wright, Jr. 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).

  • Polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment polymorphism method for the detection and typing of human papillomaviruses
    Patent number: 5814448
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of typing a human papillomavirus in a patient infected by human papillomavirus which comprises: obtaining a sample containing DNA from the human papillomavirus to be typed; amplifying the L1 portion of the human papillomavirus DNA; treating the resulting amplified DNA with a plurality of predetermined restriction enzymes so as to produce restriction fragments; and analyzing the fragments so produces so as to type the human papillomavirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Saul J. Silverstein, Octavian Lungu, Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
  • Polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism method for the detection and typing of myobacteria
    Patent number: 5543294
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a method of diagnosing congenital adrenal hyperplasia in a human subject. The subject invention also provides a method of typing a human papillomavirus in a patient infected by a human papillomavirus. The subject invention further provides a method for detecting Mycobacteria in a clinical sample. Finally, the subject invention provides a method for typing Mycobacteria in a clinical sample containing Mycobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Saul J. Silverstein, Octavian Lungu, Thomas C. Wright, Jr.