Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124335 | Compositions and assays to detect influenza virus A and B nucleic acids Methods for detecting influenza virus A and influenza virus B nucleic acids in biological samples by using in vitro amplification and detection are disclosed. Compositions that are target-specific nucleic acid sequences and kits comprising target-specific nucleic ac... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7670780 | Compositions and methods to detect nucleic acid Compositions are disclosed as nucleic acid sequences that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes specific for Candida albicans 26S rRNA sequences or DNA encoding 26S rRNA. Methods... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7595164 | Compositions and methods to detect nucleic acid Compositions are disclosed as nucleic acid sequences that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes specific for Candida albicans 26S rRNA sequences or DNA encoding 26S rRNA. Methods... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7588897 | Compositions and methods to detect nucleic acid The disclosed invention includes nucleic acid oligomers that may be used as amplification oligomers, including primers, capture probes for sample preparation, and detection probes for detection of indicator enterococci 23S rRNA sequences in samples by using methods ... | 09/15/2009 |