Patents
US 11629370 B2: Detection of bacteria using bacteriophage
- Granted
- 2023-04-18
- Filed
- 2021-03-16 application 17202886
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of detecting a species, strain or type of bacteria includes mixing a labeled bacteriophage including a label that is detectible via a detection system with a bacterial culture including the species, strain or type of bacteria to which the labeled bacteriophage selectively binds and using the detection system to detect the labeled bacteriophage bound to the species, strain or type of bacteria.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230418.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education 1,390 patents | US company or organization | Pittsburgh, PA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit 70 patents | US company or organization | Pittsburgh, PA | Duquesne University College or university EXACT high confidence: through the nonprofit with the college's EIN (identical full name and state) DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Kellum | Pittsburgh, PA | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John D. Hempel | Bessemer, PA | 3 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Robert Hugh Edgar | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Andrew Viator | Pittsburgh, PA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N15/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HEMPEL, JOHN D. signed 2016-09-11 | PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 56101/210 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KELLUM, JOHN ALSTON signed 2016-10-12 EDGAR, ROBERT HUGH signed 2016-10-24 | PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 56101/187 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VIATOR, JOHN ANDREW signed 2018-02-02 | DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT PITTSBURGH, PA | 56101/131 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.