Patents by Inventor Hashem Akhavan-Jaffi

Hashem Akhavan-Jaffi 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).

  • Enhanced chemiluminescence from 1,2-dioxetanes through energy transfer to tethered fluorescers
    Patent number: 5068339
    Abstract: Triggerable dioxetanes with a fluorescent molecule containing group bonded or tethered in the dioxetane so as to produce fluorescence from the group are described. The compounds are useful in immunoassays and in probes using enzymes or other chemicals for triggering the dioxetanes to produce light from the flurorescent molecule in the group as a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Board of Governors of Wayne State University
    Inventors: Arthur P. Schaap, Hashem Akhavan-Jaffi