Patents by Inventor Jeffrey H. Bruton

Jeffrey H. Bruton 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).

  • Amplified assay for analyte
    Patent number: 5567591
    Abstract: An indirect assay for analyte employs a particle derivatized with a plurality of molecules of one or more compounds to increase assay sensitivity. In an indirect sandwich assay format, at least one of the compounds is a binder for the analyte, and the tracer is comprised of a binder for at least one of the compounds on the particle. In this manner, a plurality of tracer molecules may be indirectly bound to a single analyte molecule which is bound in a complex formed in the assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Stephen J. Lovell, Jeffrey H. Bruton