Patents by Inventor Tiffany Steinmark

Tiffany Steinmark 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).

  • Method of detection of microorganisms with enhanced bacteriophage amplification
    Patent number: 8455186
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence or absence of a target microorganism in a sample to be tested, the method comprising: combining with the sample an amount of bacteriophage capable of attaching to the target microorganism to create a bacteriophage exposed sample, and a substance which enhances bacteriophage amplification or sensitivity; providing conditions to the bacteriophage-exposed sample sufficient to allow the bacteriophage to infect the microorganism; and assaying the bacteriophage-exposed sample to detect the presence or absence of a bacteriophage marker to determine the presence or absence of the target microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: MicroPhage™ Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Drew Smith, Jon C. Rees, Duane Bush, Breanna Leigh Dreiling, Maria Izzo, Breanna Christine Smith, Bernard Sportmann, Tiffany Steinmark, Richard Proctor
  • METHOD OF DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS WITH ENHANCED BACTERIOPHAGE AMPLIFICATION
    Publication number: 20100196877
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence or absence of a target microorganism in a sample to be tested, the method comprising: combining with the sample an amount of bacteriophage capable of attaching to the target microorganism to create a bacteriophage exposed sample, and a substance which enhances bacteriophage amplification or sensitivity; providing conditions to the bacteriophage-exposed sample sufficient to allow the bacteriophage to infect the microorganism; and assaying the bacteriophage-exposed sample to detect the presence or absence of a bacteriophage marker to determine the presence or absence of the target microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MicroPhage Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Drew Smith, Jon C. Rees, Duane Bush, Breanna Leigh Dreiling, Maria Izzo, Breanna Christine Smith, Bernard Sportmann, Tiffany Steinmark, Richard Proctor