Patents
US 12492421 B2: Devices and methods for detecting microorganisms using recombinant reproduction-deficient indicator bacteriophage
- Granted
- 2025-12-09
- Filed
- 2023-07-11 application 18350263
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, kits and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms using a reproduction-deficient indicator bacteriophage. The specificity of such reproduction-deficient indicator bacteriophage for binding and infecting particular microorganisms of interest allows targeted and sensitive detection of a microorganism of interest.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251209.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 128 patents | US company or organization | Burlington, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Erickson | Birchwood Village, MN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jose S. Gil | Chatsworth Lake Manor, CA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Minh Mindy Bao Nguyen | Shoreview, MN | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wendy S. Hahn | Hugo, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| 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 | C12Q1/10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ERICKSON, STEPHEN signed 2020-09-16 HAHN, WENDY S. signed 2020-09-16 NGUYEN, MINH MINDY BAO signed 2020-09-16 GIL, JOSE S. signed 2020-09-18 | LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS BURLINGTON, NC | 71579/763 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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