Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Troutman

Timothy S. Troutman 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).

  • Field deployable surface plasmon resonance based biosensor
    Patent number: 8696991
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detection of anything to which an antibody can be raised, or to which a chemical receptor can be fashioned, based on surface plasmon resonance. The apparatus and method have the capability to detect proteins, viruses, bacteria, toxins, pathogens, contaminants, chemical compounds, or nucleic acids based on surface plasmon resonance and surface receptor technologies which may include antibodies or chemical receptors. The device is field deployable and utilizes a single use sample holder card which includes the sample to be tested, test channels, waste reservoir and a functionalized test surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventors: Harold W. Howe, Timothy S. Troutman, Michael E. Meichle, Adrian L. Krag