Patents by Inventor Amy L. Altman

Amy L. Altman 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).

  • Isolation and enumeration of cells from a complex sample matrix
    Patent number: 8372590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for labeling, isolating, detecting and enumerating biological cells, or other biological analytes of interest present in a sample, where the capturing complex may also serve as a labeling agent. In one embodiment, the capture complex is an encoded magnetic bead coupled to antibodies having a specific affinity for a cell surface protein on a cell of interest. The methods and systems of the present invention can be used for quantitative or qualitative detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Luminex Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce J-C Bernard, John C. Carrano, Amy L. Altman
  • ISOLATION AND ENUMERATION OF CELLS FROM A COMPLEX SAMPLE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20090246796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for labeling, isolating, detecting and enumerating biological cells, or other biological analytes of interest present in a sample, where the capturing complex may also serve as a labeling agent. In one embodiment, the capture complex is an encoded magnetic bead coupled to antibodies having a specific affinity for a cell surface protein on a cell of interest. The methods and systems of the present invention can be used for quantitative or qualitative detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce J-C Bernard, John C. Carrano, Amy L. Altman