Patents by Inventor Wendy Hahn

Wendy Hahn 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).

  • Methods and Systems for the Rapid Detection of Microorganisms Using Recombinant Infectious Agents to Express an Indicator Subunit
    Publication number: 20230124707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms such as bacteria in a sample. A genetically modified bacteriophage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene encoding one subunit of an indicator protein. The specificity of the bacteriophage allows detection of a particular bacteria of interest and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
    Inventors: Stephen E. Erickson, Jose S. Gil, Wendy Hahn, Dwight L. Anderson
  • Methods and systems for the rapid detection of bacteria using recombinant bacteriophage to express an indicator subunit
    Patent number: 11591633
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms such as bacteria in a sample. A genetically modified bacteriophage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene encoding one subunit of an indicator protein. The specificity of the bacteriophage allows detection of a particular bacteria of interest and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
    Inventors: Stephen E. Erickson, Jose S. Gil, Wendy Hahn, Dwight L. Anderson
  • Methods and Systems for the Rapid Detection of Listeria Using Infectious Agents
    Publication number: 20220243181
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms such as Listeria spp. in a sample. A genetically modified bacteriophage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene in the late gene region. The specificity of the bacteriophage, such as Listeria-specific bacteriophage, allows detection of a specific microorganism, such as Listeria spp. and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Erickson, Jose S. Gil, Matthew J. Brown, Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen, Wendy Hahn
  • Methods and Systems for the Rapid Detection of Microorganisms Using Recombinant Infectious Agents to Express an Indicator Subunit
    Publication number: 20210071225
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms such as bacteria in a sample. A genetically modified bacteriophage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene encoding one subunit of an indicator protein. The specificity of the bacteriophage allows detection of a particular bacteria of interest and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen E. Erickson, Jose S. Gil, Wendy Hahn, Dwight L. Anderson
  • Self-Contained Apparatus and System for Detecting Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20200182869
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms using a recombinant bacteriophage. The specificity of recombinant bacteriophages for binding microorganisms allows targeted and highly specific detection of a microorganism of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen E. Erickson, John Paulson, Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen, Jessica Stach, Jose S. Gil, Dwight L. Anderson, Wendy Hahn