Patents by Inventor C. Brent Putman

C. Brent Putman 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).

  • Method for improving the performance of an immunoreagent in an immunoassay
    Patent number: 5681754
    Abstract: A method for increasing the binding activity of specific binding members bound to a solid phase material, e.g., a particle, that has been sterically stabilized. This increase in binding activity is brought about by degrading a steric stabilizer on the surface of the solid phase material. The method involves both immobilizing a specific binding member on the surface of a solid phase material and degrading a steric stabilizer on the surface of that solid phase material. In the preferred embodiment, the method involves the immobilization of a specific binding member on the surface of the sterically stabilized solid phase material, with subsequent degradation of the steric stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Mark R. Pope, Peter J. Tarcha, David R. Mees, Mary K. Joseph, Terry A. Pry, C. Brent Putman, Daniel D. Subotich