Patents by Inventor Charles R. Mace

Charles R. Mace 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).

  • Publication number: 20090275016
    Abstract: A sensor chip for detecting an immune response against an influenza virus, the sensor chip including a substrate having a surface and a plurality of hemagglutinin polypeptides bound to discrete locations on the surface of the substrate, each hemagglutinin polypeptide having a hemagglutinin epitope. Detection devices containing the sensor chip and methods of detecting influenza immune responses are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Miller, Tim R. Mosmann, David Topham, Charles R. Mace
  • Publication number: 20090153867
    Abstract: A flow cell for use in an arrayed imaging reflectometry detection system is described herein. The flow cell includes: first and second members that are secured together to define a substantially fluid-tight chamber having an inlet and an outlet, at least the second member being light transmissive; and a chip having a substrate, one or more coating layers on the substrate, and one or more probe molecules tethered to the outermost coating layer, the chip being positioned with the outermost coating layer and the one or more probe molecules thereon exposed to fluid in the chamber and facing the second member, whereby light passing through the second member is reflected by the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Charles R. Mace, Benjamin L. Miller, Lewis J. Rothberg