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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2021
Applicants:

Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome, IT;

Universita' Degli Studi Di Roma “la Sapienza”, Rome, IT;

Alma Mater Studiorum—universita' Di Bologna, Bologna, IT;

Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, IT;

Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, IT;

Inventors:

Francesca Esposito, Rome, IT;

John Robert Brucato, Rome, IT;

Fabio Cozzolino, Rome, IT;

Giuseppe Mongelluzzo, Rome, IT;

Ciprian Lonut Popa, Rome, IT;

Teresa Fornaro, Rome, IT;

Andrea Meneghin, Rome, IT;

Daniele Paglialunga, Rome, IT;

Giovanni Pareschi, Rome, IT;

Giampiero De Cesare, Rome, IT;

Domenico Caputo, Rome, IT;

Augusto Nascetti, Rome, IT;

Francesca Costantini, Rome, IT;

Nicola Lovecchio, Rome, IT;

Lorenzo Iannascoli, Rome, IT;

Mara Mirasoli, Bologna, IT;

Elisa Michelini, Bologna, IT;

Massimo Guardigli, Bologna, IT;

Mario Clerici, Milan, IT;

Daria Trabattoni, Milan, IT;

Mara Biasin, Milan, IT;

Diego Scaccabarozzi, Milan, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); G01N 1/2273 (2013.01); G01N 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for sampling and detecting a pathogen in air comprising a first air sampling module, a second module for the isolation of viral RNA and a third module for amplification and detection of the viral RNA; thanks to the integration between the modules the apparatus is compact and portable and can be used for in situ sampling of air in closed environments such as ambulances or hospital rooms, air in the external environment and air exhaled by patients.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Esposito, Francesca. (2026). Apparatus and method for sampling and detecting a pathogen in air (U.S. Patent No. 12630889). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12630889

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