Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120028372 | RAPID DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS WITH SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROMETRY (SERS) In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of metal nanoparticles functionalized with a plurality of organic molecules tethered thereto, wherein the plurality of organic molecules preferentially interact with one or more analytes when placed in proximity therewith... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110236884 | MICROBUBBLES FOR AFFINITY SEPARATION The present invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for affinity isolation, affinity purification and affinity assay based on microbubbles coated with an affinity molecule. Particularly, the invention provides protein microbubbles coated with an affinity mol... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110200986 | BIO-ASSAY USING LIQUID CRYSTALS There is provided a method, an in vitro method and a detection system for detecting the presence of at least one biological molecule in at least one sample. The method can include, for example, providing a sample and/or a binding agent to a contact portion of a surface ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110136099 | Multiplexed Analyses of Test Samples The present disclosure describes methods, devices, reagents, and kits for the detection of one or more target molecules that may be present in a test sample. The described methods, devices, kits, and reagents facilitate the detection and quantification of a non-nucleic ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20100285986 | SINGLE-STEP MULTIPLEX IMMUNOASSAY The present invention relates to a system and a method for the immunological detection of several substances or a substance having several features in one step, the detection reaction being based on an immunological sandwich type method and being in particular character... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100233826 | Analytical composition and method An optically detectable analytical composition comprising a rare earth dopant, a carrier incorporating the rare earth dopant, and at least one of: a chemical linker suitable to bind to a biological binding agent and a biological binding agent is disclosed. Preferred emb... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100135856 | NANOPARTICLE FOR DETECTING BIOMATERIALS AND BIOSENSOR BY USING THE NANOPARTICLE Provided are a nanoparticle for detecting biomaterials and a biosensor by using the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle includes a metal nanostructure around which an electric field is induced by localized surface plasmon resonance when light is irradiated onto a surface of ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100120023 | Detection of macromolecular complexes with harmonic cantilevers Method and apparatus which uses harmonic cantilevers, such as used in atomic force microscopy, to detect variations in the attractive and repulsive forces on a solid surface as a result of macromolecular binding, for example, hybridization of a single stranded DNA molec... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100099203 | Substrates with surfaces modified with PEG Compositions and methods of modifying surfaces using hydroxyl terminated PEG are described herein. The surfaces so modified are useful in detection of synthetic and natural product organic molecules, organometallics, biomolecules, particles, or cells.... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100086938 | MASS SPECTROMETRY OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE USING IMMUNOPRECIPITATION It is intended to provide an analysis method for a biological sample with clinical significance, which is a system being simple to such an extent that it can be applied to a clinical field, and capable of capping a molecule ionization suppression in mass spectrometry. M... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090263787 | METHOD FOR SCREENING OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN BLOOD This invention discloses using SPR technology to simultaneously and qualitatively detect the presence of infectious agent related antibodies and/or antigens in a serum sample, which can be used to screen for infectious agents in blood. It also discloses an efficient for... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090246889 | SUBSTRATE HAVING OXIDE LAYER, METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET MATERIAL USING THE SUBSTRATE, AND OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING THE SUBSTRATE Provided are a substrate used in optically detecting a target material and having an oxide layer, a method for detecting a target material using the substrate, and an optical sensor including the substrate. The substrate can provide an increased detection signal in an a... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090246885 | Media for affinity chromatography The invention relates generally to solid supports for chromatography. In specific embodiments the invention provides for solid supports suitable for affinity chromatography along with methods, systems and kits which use the same.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090181863 | SCD Fingerprints This invention relates to methods of testing, diagnosing, monitoring, prognostically stratifying and classifying disease, disorders and other medical conditions and physiological states through the detection and analysis of soluble CD antigens in a body fluid sample.... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090075396 | Biosensors Methods for detecting a biological interaction comprising administering a substrate comprising a ligand attached to the substrate wherein the ligand binds to a receptor and wherein a signal is produced. Also disclosed is a biosensor comprising a substrate and a ligand w... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090023144 | METHOD AND ITS KIT FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETECTING SPECIFIC ANALYTE WITH SINGLE CAPTURING AGENT The invention provides a method and its kit for quantitatively detecting a specific analyte with a single capturing agent. The quantitative detection of a specific analyte with a single capturing agent comprises: firstly combining the tested analyte with a solid phase c... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080220538 | Novel Cancer Associated Antibodies And Their Use In Cancer Diagnosis The present invention relates to an antibody having specificity for a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No:2 or an isoform thereof or a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:2.... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080213747 | FLUORESCENT POLYMER SUPERQUENCHING-BASED BIOASSAYS A chemical composition including a fluorescent polymer and a receptor that is specific for both a target biological agent and a chemical moiety including (a) a recognition element, (b) a tethering element, and (c) a property-altering element is disclosed. Both the fluor... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080171400 | MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLE-PACKING UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD USING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE A magnetic microparticle-packing unit using centrifugal force, a microfluidic device including the same, and an immunoassay method using the microfluidic device are provided. The magnetic microparticle-packing unit includes a rotary body controllably rotating; a microfl... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080160537 | Particle Based Binding Assay The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a sample, said method comprising: a porous surface to which particles having attached thereto a binding substance, analyte and binding substance coated label particles are adde... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080113380 | SENSITIZER-LABELED ANALYTE DETECTION The invention provides methods for detecting an analyte in a sample including the steps of: (a) exciting a sensitizer label on an analyte; (b) permitting energy from the excited sensitizer label to be transferred to and excite an acceptor molecule, whereby the sensitize... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080108096 | ANALYTICAL METHOD The instant invention describes an analytical assay to accurately measure an analyte in the presence of an interfering substance. ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080032319 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING COLON CANCER The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing colon cancer by detecting a colon cancer specific antigen, defensin α6 from the blood of patient and a diagnostic kit for colon cancer comprising anti-defensin α6 antibody. The diagnostic kit for colon cancer of... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070117224 | Nanoparticle composite-coated glass microspheres for use in bioassays A microsphere for use in a bioassay comprising a glass core coated with a nanoparticle composite comprising a bioactive probe is provided. The nanoparticle composite coating enhances the density of bioprobe loading on the surface of the microspheres, resulting in enhanc... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20050250222 | Method for measuring trace amount of material by use of quarts resonator A measurement method which contains: immobilizing a sample on a quartz oscillator which has a recognition element having a specific binding ability to a particular analyte, and a stabilizer for the said recognition element, which stabilizer comprises a synthetic polymer... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050019956 | Optical sensor and methods for measuring molecular binding interactions Methods and devices for the measurement of molecular binding interactions. Preferred embodiments provide real-time measurements of kinetic binding and disassociation of molecules including binding and disassociation of protein molecules with other protein molecules and ... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050003560 | Piezoimmunosensor An apparatus comprising one or more piezoelectric mass sensors for use in diagnostic and analytic processes, in particular for immunochemical detection of diagnostically relevant analytes in real time, is described. Each piezoelectric mass sensor comprises a piezoelectr... | 01/06/2005 |
