Patents by Inventor Vincent Urbain

Vincent Urbain 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).

  • Means for qualitative and quantitative analysis of microbial populations potentially present in a sample
    Patent number: 6808879
    Abstract: This invention relates to means of qualitative and quantitative analysis of microbial populations potentially present in a sample. These means notably comprise the use of at least one RNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe for in situ hybridization in whole cells; followed by the extraction of those probes which have become hybridized by separation from their target and elution from the microbial cells; as well as the detection and measurement of said extracted probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignees: Suez Lyonnaise Des Eaux, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Emmanuelle Guillot, Vincent Urbain, Jacques Manem, Bruce E. Rittmann, David A. Stahl, Jodi Flax, Michaël Wagner