Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Reid

Thomas M. Reid 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).

  • Rapid and sensitive method for detecting histoplasma capsulatum
    Patent number: 6469156
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides are provided which are useful as primers to initiate the amplification of a segment of Histoplasma capsulatum DNA that is specific to H. capsulatum, using the polymerase chain reaction. A method of detecting the presence of H. capsulatum in a sample using a nested, or two-stage, PCR assay is also provided. The outer pair of primers, for use in the first stage of the assay, are fungal-specific oligonucleotides; the inner pair of primers, for use in the second stage, are oligonucleotides specific for H. capsulatum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Millie P. Schafer, Thomas M. Reid