Patents by Inventor Onur Alptürk

Onur Alptürk 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).

  • Lanthanide Complexes as Fluorescent Indicators for Neutral Sugars and Cancer Diagnosis
    Publication number: 20100291689
    Abstract: A group of water-soluble salophene-lanthanide complexes and other salophene-metal complexes are useful for purposes including: (i) detecting neutral carbohydrates at physiologically-relevant pH, (ii) the selective detection of gangliosides, and (iii) the selective detection of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the presence of phosphatidic acid. The selective detection of LPA is useful in diagnosing ovarian and other cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicants: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY & AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Robert M. Strongin, Onur Alptürk, Oleksandr Rusin, Sayo O. Fakayode, Jorge O. Escobedo Cordova, Weihua Wang, Isiah M. Warner, William E. Crowe, Vladimir Král