Resources Contact Us Home
Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE
 
 
Biomerieux Patents
Assignee:
Biomerieux
Address:
Marcy-l'Etoile, FR
No. of patents:
159
Patents:


1 2 3 4


Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
RE39031 RNA amplification method requiring only one manipulation step March 21, 2006
An RNA amplification method is particularly useful for diagnosing bacterial or viral infections or genetic disorders and for cell typing. The method includes the steps of denaturing a solution containing RNA, synthesizing a first cDNA strand from a suitable primer in the presence of
D578654 Petri dish October 14, 2008
7626018 Enzymatic substrates derived from phenoxazinone and their use as developer in detection of micro December 1, 2009
Novel enzymatic substrates of the general formula below: ##STR00001## reaction media containing the same and their use for detecting and/or identifying and/or quantifying microorganisms expressing at least one peptidase activity.
7622249 Method for diagnosing and/or predicting of a septic syndrome November 24, 2009
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing and/or predicting a septic syndrome, wherein: a. a biological sample from the patient is made available and biological material is extracted from the biological sample b. at least four specific reagents which are selected from th
7618790 Method for NGF assay for in vitro diagnosis of breast cancer and therapeutic use November 17, 2009
The present invention concerns a method for the in vitro diagnosis of breast cancer which consists in determining the presence of NGF in a biological sample derived from a patient suspected of suffering from breast cancer. Said method may be used both in early diagnosis, screening, t
7595180 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase functioning preferably on a RNA matrix and promoter-dependent trans September 29, 2009
RNA may be transcribed using a nucleotide reagent as the promoter. The reagent may enable RNA to be transcribed without sequence specification and without protein cofactors, by means of an RNA polymerase that is known to be DNA-dependent such as the RNA polymerase of the phage T7, or
7588909 Method for detecting Streptococcus agalactiae using .alpha.-glucosidase activity September 15, 2009
The present invention concerns a method for specifically detecting and identifying Streptococcus agalactiae, using a reaction medium comprising at least one .alpha.-glucosidase enzymatic substrate.
7587977 Pyrotechnic microsystem and method for fabricating a microsystem September 15, 2009
The invention relates to a microsystem and a method for fabricating a microsystem. The pyrotechnic microsystem (7, 1') comprises a substrate having at least two separate electrical initiation zones, each of which provides separate electrical initiation of a pyrotechnic material depos
7566530 Method for detecting PrP using at least one positive charge and/or at least one glycosidic bond July 28, 2009
The invention relates to a method for detecting PrP in a biological human or animal sample that may contain PrP. The inventive method is characterised in that it uses a molecule containing at least one positive charge and/or at least one osidic bond and a ligand other than a proteini
7553621 Reading, detection or quantification method, hybrids or complexes used in said method and the bi June 30, 2009
The invention relates to a method of reading, detecting or quantifying at least one biological reaction, on a support, between either a recognition molecule and a labeled target molecule or between a target molecule and a labeled detection molecule. The inventive method comprises treatin
7497135 Method for placing a receptacle containing a liquid in a device for sampling the liquid and samp March 3, 2009
A method for placing a receptacle in a device for sampling liquid is described. It utilizes a device for sampling a liquid present in the receptacle, enabling the method of placing said receptacle to be applied. This method includes placing the receptacle, such as a bottle, having an
7449341 Method and device for isolation and/or determination of an analyte November 11, 2008
The invention concerns a method for isolating an analyte from an initial sample containing same, on a reactive surface in contact with all or part of the initial sample, characterized in that it comprises the following steps which consist in: 1) forming and/or maintaining a reaction volu
7446186 Pyrroles substituted by oligonucleotides November 4, 2008
The invention relates to novel pyrrole derivatives of the formula (I) which make it possible to immobilize and address oligonucleotides by electropolymerization. Said invention also relates to thus produced electroactive polymers and to methods for using them for detecting, identifyi
7442550 Method for detecting the expression of an envelope protein of a human endogenous retrovirus and October 28, 2008
A method for detecting the expression of a polypeptide in cells and for detecting the interaction between a polypeptide and cells, ex vivo or in vitro, wherein the polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of: a peptide comprising the cyt domain of the envelope protein of the hum
7420054 Phenoxazinone derivatives as enzyme substrates and use thereof as indicator in the detection of September 2, 2008
The present invention relates to novel enzymatic substrates with the following general formula: ##STR00001## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, A and X are as defined in claim 1, the reaction media comprising the same and the use thereof for the detection an
7381817 LTR region of MSRV-1 and the proteins it encodes, and probes and methods for detecting MSRV-1 re June 3, 2008
The invention relates to: a nucleotide fragment of an MSRV-1 LTR-RU5 region, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the expression of a protein, wherein the protein comprises a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, and SEQ ID NO: 4; co
7368287 Use of L-.alpha.-lysophosphatidylcholine to obtain the differentiation of monocytes into mature May 6, 2008
The present invention relates to the use of L-.alpha.-lysophosphatidylcholine and/or an equivalent compound for the differentiation of monocytes into mature denditric cell.The present invention also relates to a method for differentiation monocytes into mature denditric cells accordi
7338805 Labeling reagents, methods for synthesizing such reagents and methods for detecting biological m March 4, 2008
The present invention relates to a temperature-stable labeling reagent of formula: ##STR00001## in which R.sup.1 represents H or an alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl group, R.sup.2 represents a detectable marker or at least two detectable markers linked together by at least one multimer
7335472 Method for simultaneously detecting hybridization reactions and immuno-reactions, and its uses i February 26, 2008
The present invention relates to a method for simultaneously detecting hybridization reactions and immunoreactions in a sample which may contain target analytes consisting of at least one nucleic acid and of at least one other ligand that is different in nature, characterized in that it
7301041 Bi-functional metallocenes, preparation process and use in the labeling or biological molecules November 27, 2007
The invention relates to bi-functionalised metallocenes of general formula (I) where Me=a transition metal, preferably chosen from Fe, Ru and Os, Y and Z, when identical are selected from --(CH.sub.2).sub.n--O--, (CH.sub.2)--O--[(CH.sub.2).sub.2--O].sub.P-- and --(CH.sub.2).sub.q--CO
7270059 Device for the electrical initiation of a pyrotechnic microcharge, and microsystem using such a September 18, 2007
The invention relates to a device for the electrical initiation of at least one pyrotechnic microcharge (3), this device being characterized in that it comprises a support element having at least one conductive finger (6) connected to a first terminal of a central control unit (8), a sec
7259021 Method for using a test card August 21, 2007
The present invention relates to a method for using a test card (1) comprising at least one fluid circuit, constituting a network of channels (3) and/or of compartments (17), for transferring at least one biological liquid from at least one inlet (2) to at least one outlet (6, 17), and a
7259012 Use of oxidized lipoproteins for differentiation of precursor cells into mature dendritic cells August 21, 2007
The invention concerns a method for differentiating precursor cells into mature dendritic cells, comprising placing the precursor cells in a medium suitable for their differentiation and adding to the medium, in a predetermined amount, at least one fraction of oxidized lipoproteins s
7235379 Method and medium for the detection/identification of microorgranisms with esterase activity June 26, 2007
The invention relates to a method and a medium for microbiological analysis by biochemical means involving chromogenic or fluorogenic substrates that react with enzymes (esterases) specific for the target strains.One object of the invention is to improve the sensitivity, initial tran
7226537 Method, device and apparatus for the wet separation of magnetic microparticles June 5, 2007
Method for the wet dynamic separation of a suspension in liquid phase, comprising microparticles comprising a magnetic material and a liquid medium in which said microparticles are in suspension, in which method: a) the suspension is confined in a chamber having a volume defined by at
7223865 Chromogenic compounds, and use thereof as enzyme substrates May 29, 2007
The present invention relates to novel chromogenic substrates which are used to detect aminopeptidase activity in microorganisms or to determine whether at least one bacterium belongs to the Gram-positive group or to the Gram-negative group according to the color thereof. The invention
7217536 Medium and method for detecting/identifying microorganisms May 15, 2007
A medium for biological analysis by biochemical means involving chromogenic or fluorogenic substrates that react with enzymes (esterases and/or osidases and/or peptidases and/or sulfatases and/or phosphatases) specific for the target strains is that is in a stable, ready-to-use liqui
7217457 Composite particles, derived conjugates, preparation method and applications May 15, 2007
The invention relates to composite particles comprising a hydrophobic polymer core and inorganic nanoparticles. Said hydrophobic polymer forms a polymer matrix inside which the inorganic nanoparticles are stabilized and distributed in a relatively homogenous manner. Said particles are at
7205362 Method for controlled radical polymerization April 17, 2007
The present invention relates to a process for controlled radical polymerization using an organosulfur reversible chain transfer agent which consists in preparing polymers having a molar weight of greater than 100 000 g/mol, with a polydispersity index of less than 1.2 for molar weig
7199215 Pseudopeptide, synthesis method, reagent and applications April 3, 2007
The invention concerns a pseudopeptide of at least 6 amino acids comprising at least a unit selected among the general formulae (I) and/or (II) wherein: R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently of one another represent a side-chain of amino acids and can be identical or differ
7179636 Preparing a sample to be analyzed from a sample with very large volume February 20, 2007
The invention concerns the use of filtering means comprising a housing (2) wherein are arranged parallel to one another a plurality of hollow fibers (3), whereof the porous wall (3a) of each defines an aperture (4), so that said means comprises a inner path and an outer path (B) corr
7141658 Single stranded oligonucleotides, probes, primers and method for detecting spirochetes November 28, 2006
The invention concerns single stranded oligonucleotides comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide motifs contained in one of the sequences SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 4 wherein "n" represents an identical or different nucleotide selected among inosine or an equimolar
7134445 Double-effect pyrotechnic microactuator for microsystem and microsystem using same November 14, 2006
The invention concerns the technical field of micro-actuators used for mechanical, chemical, electrical or thermal functions in microsystems, for microelectronic applications such as chips, or biomedical functions such as microfluidics integrating cards. The invention concerns a micr
7132269 Coupling agents, the active intermediates and the conjugates thereof and the use of said conjuga November 7, 2006
The present invention concerns coupling agents having the following general formula: ##STR00001## activated intermediates consisting of a coupling agent such as defined above with either a molecule having on its surface at least one aldehyde and/or ketone function before conjugation,
7060804 Method for isolating proteins or protein and nucleic acid associations, or particle and protein June 13, 2006
The invention concerns a method for isolating proteins and/or protein and nucleic acid associations in a sample, comprising steps which consist in: contacting said sample and magnetic colloidal particles comprising a core and a coat wherein: the core is magnetic and is coated with at lea
7060441 Method for fragmenting and labeling DNA involving abasic sites and phosphate labeling June 13, 2006
A single- or double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is fragmented and labeled by chemically fragmenting the DNA by creating at least one abasic site on the DNA, and attaching a marker to at least one of the fragments by means of a labeling reagent, the reagent covalently and predomi
7060438 Method for analyzing a patient's genetic prediposition to at least one disease and amplification June 13, 2006
A patient's genetic predisposition to a disease may be analyzed by placing, in the presence of probes, at least one type of amplicon, derived from the amplification of at least one polymorphic region of nucleic acid from the patient. The polymorphic region is a polymorphic region of
7029886 Enzymatic substrate, synthesis method and uses April 18, 2006
The invention concerns novel enzymatic substrates of general formula (I) wherein: X represents a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom substituted with a phenyl group, said phenyl group being optionally substituted in meta or para position: Y and Z represent a hydrogen atom when X represents a
7001589 Composite nanospheres and their conjugates with biomolecules February 21, 2006
The invention concerns composite nanospheres having a diameter ranging between about 50 and 1000 nm plus or minus 5%, preferably between about 100 and 500 nm plus or minus 5% and advantageously between 100 and 200 nm plus or minus 5%, and comprising an essentially liquid core consisting
7001572 Analyzing device with biochip February 21, 2006
The invention concerns a device for analyzing at least an analyte, comprising a container and a biochip defining together at least a section, attached to the container by a suitable adhesive. The biochip comprises a support, for example polyhedral, comprising an active face including
6964852 Antigenic structural peptide, antigenic and immunogenic compounds, and uses for detecting, preve November 15, 2005
The invention concerns a structural peptide, identified by antibodies directed against a polypeptide, comprising the 2-45 amino acid sequence of the N-terminal end of the Core or nucleocapsid (p21) protein of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), excluding any protein or peptide compound comp
6933110 Trypanosoma cruzi antigen, gene encoding therefor and methods of detecting and treating chagas d August 23, 2005
The nucleotide sequence of Tc100, a gene encoding PTc100, a new Trypanosoma antigen, and the amino acid sequence of PTc100 are described. Tc100 and PTc100, or fragments thereof, modified or otherwise, can be used directly or indirectly for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi, or for the
6929918 Method for diagnosing an adenocarcinoma or a benign prostate pathology August 16, 2005
The invention concerns a method for diagnosing a prostate adenocarcinoma in a male human patient without performing a prostatic biopsy, using the PSA protein (prostate specific antigen) present in the patient's blood, serum, urine or seminal fluid that involves measuring the free PSA tot
6929239 Microfluid system for reactions and transfers August 16, 2005
The invention concerns a device for performing a reaction or at least two reactions in parallel or in series, and for transferring a fluid flow, consisting of. an upper surface (2) and a lower surface (3) mutually linked by an edge (4); at least a duct (5) wherein a fluid flow (F1) can
6921640 Process for labeling a ribonucleic acid July 26, 2005
The present invention relates to a process for labeling a synthetic or natural ribonucleic acid (RNA). It also relates to RNA fragments, which have been labeled by fragmenting the RNA to free a terminal phosphate of each fragment for further reaction, and labeling each fragment at the
6921635 Culture and identification media specific of different species of Candida and analysis methods July 26, 2005
The invention concerns a culture and identification medium specific of yeasts comprising a chromogenous or fluorigenous substrate, capable of being hydrolyzed by an enzyme of the hexosaminidase and optionally glucosidase group, and/or at least a compound selectively inhibiting the he
6902891 Process for labeling a nucleic acid June 7, 2005
A process of fragmenting and labeling a synthetic or natural nucleic acid, comprising the steps of providing a mixture containing a nucleic acid, a labeling agent containing a detectable label, and at least one multivalent metal cation in a substantially aqueous solution; chemically frag
6890720 Antigens derived from filaggrin and their use for diagnosing rheumatoid polyarthritis May 10, 2005
The invention concerns an artificial antigen specifically identified by the anti-filaggrin autoantibodies present in the serum of patients suffering from rheumatoid polyarthritis, and consisting of one polypeptide comprising all or part of the sequence of one filaggrin unit or of a r
6875858 Functionalized polynucleotide compound, optionally marked and method for detecting a target nucl April 5, 2005
The invention relates to a functionalized compound of general formula (I): ##STR1## in which W represents a nucleotide analog, L represents a linker arm comprising at least four atoms, R.sub.1 represents a linear or branched alkyl chain,A functionalized polynucleotide comprising at l
6866838 Composite nanospheres and their conjugates with biomolecules March 15, 2005
The invention concerns composite nanospheres having a diameter ranging between about 50 and 1000 nm plus or minus 5%, preferably between about 100 and 500 nm plus or minus 5% and advantageously between 100 and 200 nm plus or minus 5%, and comprising an essentially liquid core consisting
1 2 3 4

 
 
  Recently Added Patents
Phase change inks containing photoinitiator with phase change properties and gellant affinity
Tube shaped high pressure storage tank
Leaf spring load measuring device and program
Barbell lifting for multi-layer wavelet coding
LCD device for switching display mode between wide viewing angle and narrow viewing angle and method employing control cell for controlling tilt angle of molecules of dichroic liquid crystal l
Apparatuses for processing sheet material
Movement distance measuring apparatus and method
  Randomly Featured Patents
Film-forming resin for use in anti-corrosive and can-coating compositions
Integrated paint quality control system
Cleansing articles for skin or hair
Multi-material insulation sheath for pacer lead
Branched peptide amphiphiles, related epitope compounds and self assembled structures thereof
Method of tolerance-based trajectory planning
Arrangement in steerable slide-trays
Using speculative parsing to process complex input data
Quick connect coupling
Thermoplastic pipe extrusion die