Patents by Inventor Andreas W. Martinez

Andreas W. Martinez 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).

  • Lateral flow and flow-through bioassay devices based on patterned porous media, methods of making same, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 8603832
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide lateral flow and flow-through bioassay devices based on patterned porous media, methods of making same, and methods of using same. Under one aspect, an assay device includes a porous, hydrophilic medium; a fluid impervious barrier comprising polymerized photoresist, the barrier substantially permeating the thickness of the porous, hydrophilic medium and defining a boundary of an assay region within the porous, hydrophilic medium; and an assay reagent in the assay region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: George M. Whitesides, Scott T. Phillips, Andreas W. Martinez, Manish J. Butte, Amy Wong, Samuel W. Thomas, Hayat Sindi, Sarah J. Vella, Emanuel Carrilho, Katherine A. Mirica, Yanyan Liu