Patents by Inventor Neel Neelkantan

Neel Neelkantan 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).

  • Method for the detection of an analyte by means of a nucleic acid reporter
    Patent number: 6511809
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the detection of an analyte utilizing a nucleic acid label as a reporter. The analyte is detected by the binding of at least two reporter conjugates, each conjugate comprising a member of a binding pair and a nucleic acid label. The binding of the reporter conjugates to the analyte facilitates the juxtaposition of the nucleic acid labels, forming a single nucleic acid amplicon. The amplicon may then be detected directly, or may be used as a template of the generation of amplification products. Detection of the analyte by this process significantly reduces assay background caused by non-specific reporter conjugate binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Luis Baez, Richard C. Ebersole, Edwin R. Hendrickson, Neel Neelkantan, Michael P. Perry
  • Method for the detection of an analyte by means of a nucleic acid reporter
    Publication number: 20020051986
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the detection of an analyte utilizing a nucleic acid label as a reporter. The analyte is detected by the binding of at least two reporter conjugates, each conjugate comprising a member of a binding pair and a nucleic acid label. The binding of the reporter conjugates to the analyte facilitates the juxtaposition of the nucleic acid labels, forming a single nucleic acid amplicon. The amplicon may then be detected directly, or may be used as a template of the generation of amplification products. Detection of the analyte by this process significantly reduces assay background caused by non-specific reporter conjugate binding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Luis Baez, Richard C. Ebersole, Edwin R. Hendrickson, Neel Neelkantan, Michael P. Perry