Patents by Inventor Alberto Schena

Alberto Schena has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Means and methods for bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) analysis in a biological sample
    Patent number: 9952208
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of in vitro detection methods using luminescence. Provided is a sensor molecule for detecting an analyte of interest in a sample using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET), the sensor molecule comprising a proteinaceous moiety tethered to a synthetic regulatory molecule. Also provided is an analytical device comprising a sensor and methods using the sensor molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    Inventors: Kai Peter Johnsson, Alberto Schena, Rudolf Griss
  • MEANS AND METHODS FOR BIOLUMINESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER (BRET) ANALYSIS IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20160146794
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of in vitro detection methods using luminescence. Provided is a sensor molecule for detecting an analyte of interest in a sample using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET), the sensor molecule comprising a proteinaceous moiety tethered to a synthetic regulatory molecule. Also provided is an analytical device comprising a sensor and methods using the sensor molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Kai Peter Johnsson, Alberto Schena, Rudolf Griss