Patents by Inventor Nadia St. Luce

Nadia St. Luce 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).

  • Colorimetric and fluorimetric analysis of carbohydrates
    Patent number: 6534316
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the simple, rapid, and selective colorimetric detection of carbohydrates, including fructose, glucose, sialic acid, and oligosaccharides. There is no need for any prior hydrolysis or other chemical modification or of the analytes. Resorcinarenes, xanthene dyes, and related compounds, formally produced by the reaction of 2 equivalents of resorcinol and a suitable electrophilic condensation partner, are used as chromophores or fluorophores for the detection of sugars and other carbohydrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Robert M. Strongin, Larry Allen Cabell, Nadia St. Luce, Patrick T. Lewis, Ming He, Jorge O. Escobedo Cordova, Claude Joseph Davis
  • Colorimetric and Fluorimetric analysis of carbohydrates
    Publication number: 20020142475
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the simple, rapid, and selective colorimetric detection of carbohydrates, including fructose, glucose, sialic acid, and oligosaccharides. There is no need for any prior hydrolysis or other chemical modification or of the analytes. Resorcinarenes, xanthene dyes, and related compounds, formally produced by the reaction of 2 equivalents of resorcinol and a suitable electrophilic condensation partner, are used as chromophores or fluorophores for the detection of sugars and other carbohydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Robert M. Strongin, Larry Allen Cabell, Nadia St. Luce, Patrick T. Lewis, Ming He, Jorge O. Escobedo Cordova, Claude Joseph Davis