Patents by Inventor Shawn M. Christensen

Shawn M. Christensen 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).

  • Nano-scale biosensors
    Patent number: 8283936
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for detecting nucleic acid hybridization, including single nucleic base mutations at low concentrations, are disclosed, using surface-tethered hairpin loop oligonucleotide probes and metal-nanoparticles conjugated to a hybridization detection sequence that is capable of binding the stem region of the opened hairpin loop oligonucleotide probe, without the use of labeling or target modification and capable of recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Samir M. Iqbal, Swati Goyal, Shawn M. Christensen, Mohammud R. Noor
  • Nano-Scale Biosensors
    Publication number: 20100201381
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for detecting nucleic acid hybridization, including single nucleic base mutations at low concentrations, are disclosed, using surface-tethered hairpin loop oligonucleotide probes and metal-nanoparticles conjugated to a hybridization detection sequence that is capable of binding the stem region of the opened hairpin loop oligonucleotide probe, without the use of labeling or target modification and capable of recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Samir M. Iqbal, Swati Goyal, Shawn M. Christensen, Mohammud R. Noor