Patents Assigned to Ambrigen, LLC
  • Patent number: 7572642
    Abstract: The invention provides a particle comprising a surface, wherein a portion of the surface is capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation and another portion of the surface is capable of emitting a differential electromagnetic radiation (either different intensity, different frequency or no radiation), and wherein the arrangement of said portions of the surface defines a spatially distributed code for identifying the particle. The invention also provides method of manufacturing a particle having an identifying code comprising providing a particle with a functionalized surface which comprises functional binding moieties and selectively removing a plurality of the functional binding moieties from the surface to create a pattern of functionalized and differentially-functionalized zones on the surface. Various liquid-based assay methods employing the particle of the invention and a kit comprising the particle of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Ambrigen, LLC
    Inventors: Nigel G. Skinner, Paul Fenton, George A. Adaniya