Patents by Inventor Vicki Whitley

Vicki Whitley 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).

  • Detection of Inducible Resistance to Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin b
    Publication number: 20090142796
    Abstract: The embodiments of this invention provide a test panel and method for the detection of inducible resistance to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin b (iMLSb) in microorganisms in an automated microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST) system. The wells of a multiple-well test panel contain a macrolide agent and a lincosamide agent and a combination of both macrolide agent and lincosamide agent. The test panel is inoculated with a broth-suspended microorganism, and placed into the automated microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST) system. The test panel is incubated within the system and the wells monitored for microorganism growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles Yu, Curtis Michael Gosnell, Vicki Whitley, David J. Turner