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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Jose M. Trevejo, Brighton, MA (US);
Preshious Rearden, Melrose, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jose M. Trevejo, Brighton, MA (US);
Preshious Rearden, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In various embodiments, the invention relates to a method for identifying the presence of particular bacteria in a sample. The method includes collecting a sample that includes or has been exposed to the particular bacteria and detecting, in the sample, at least one volatile organic compound indicative of the presence of the bacteria.