Patents by Inventor Kurt S. Thorn

Kurt S. Thorn 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).

  • Spectrally encoded microbeads and methods and devices for making and using same
    Patent number: 10241045
    Abstract: Spectrally encoded microbeads and methods and devices for making and using spectrally encoded microbeads are provided. The disclosed methods and devices facilitate the preparation and use of microbeads containing multiple lanthanide nanoparticles, which microbeads have uniquely identifiable spectral codes. The disclosed microbeads, and the methods and devices for making and using same, find use in multiplexing and high-throughput biomarker analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Brian Cullen Baxter, Joseph L. Derisi, Polly M. Fordyce, Rachel E. Gerver, Rafael Gòmez-Sjöberg, Brett A. Helms, Kurt S. Thorn, Ronald N. Zuckermann
  • SPECTRALLY ENCODED MICROBEADS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150192518
    Abstract: Spectrally encoded microbeads and methods and devices for making and using spectrally encoded microbeads are provided. The disclosed methods and devices facilitate the preparation and use of microbeads containing multiple lanthanide nanoparticles, which microbeads have uniquely identifiable spectral codes. The disclosed microbeads, and the methods and devices for making and using same, find use in multiplexing and high-throughput biomarker analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Cullen Baxter, Joseph L. Derisi, Polly M. Fordyce, Rachel E. Gerver, Rafael Gòmez-Sjöberg, Brett A. Helms, Kurt S. Thorn, Ronald N. Zuckermann