Patents by Inventor Amy Paguirigan

Amy Paguirigan 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 of detecting botulinum neurotoxin and antibodies that neutralize botulinum neurotoxin action
    Patent number: 8940477
    Abstract: A highly sensitive method of analyzing a sample for the presence or activity of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) or antibodies specific for botulinum neurotoxin is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of preparing primary non-human mammalian or avian spinal cord cells, and exposing the cells to a test sample, in parallel with a control sample, and examining the extent of cleavage of the intracellular neuronal target protein in both the test and control sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eric A. Johnson, Sabine Pellett, William H. Tepp, Gary E. Borodic, David J. Beebe, Amy Paguirigan
  • Method of detecting botulinum neurotoxin and antibodies that neutralize botulinum neurotoxin action
    Publication number: 20120164657
    Abstract: A highly sensitive method of analyzing a sample for the presence or activity of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) or antibodies specific for botulinum neurotoxin is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of preparing primary non-human mammalian or avian spinal cord cells, and exposing the cells to a test sample, in parallel with a control sample, and examining the extent of cleavage of the intracellular neuronal target protein in both the test and control sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Eric A. Johnson, Sabine Pellett, William H. Tepp, Gary E. Borodic, David J. Beebe, Amy Paguirigan