Patents by Inventor Anne W. Kusterbeck

Anne W. Kusterbeck 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).

  • Hybrid preconcentrator for detection of materials
    Patent number: 8652853
    Abstract: A device having: one or more substrates in an enclosure having an inlet and an outlet; a template directed molecular imprinted material on the substrates; and a heater to heat the material. A method of: providing the above device including a sensor coupled to the outlet; flowing a gas though the device; heating the material; and flowing any vapor evolved from the material into the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael A Markowitz, Mazyar Zeinali, R Andrew McGill, Anne W Kusterbeck, Jennifer L Stepnowski
  • HYBRID PRECONCENTRATOR FOR DETECTION OF MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20100083736
    Abstract: A device having: one or more substrates in an enclosure having an inlet and an outlet; a template directed molecular imprinted material on the substrates; and a heater to heat the material. A method of: providing the above device including a sensor coupled to the outlet; flowing a gas though the device; heating the material; and flowing any vapor evolved from the material into the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael A. Markowitz, Mazyar Zeinali, R. Andrew McGill, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Jennifer L. Stepnowski
  • Waterborn coating containing microcylindrical conductors
    Patent number: 7670651
    Abstract: A composition is provided having cylindrically shaped metal or metal-coated particles and a polymer latex dispersion. A coating is provided having cylindrically shaped metal or metal-coated particles and a polymer matrix formed from a latex dispersion. The particles form a continuous, conductive network. A method of electromagnetic shielding is provided having the steps of providing the above composition, applying the composition to a surface, and drying the applied composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ronald R. Price, Paul E. Schoen, Joel M. Schnur, Anne W. Kusterbeck
  • Displacement assay on a porous membrane
    Patent number: 6808937
    Abstract: Displacement assays, under non-equilibrium conditions, are performed by flowing a liquid sample through a membrane having binding elements with binding sites saturated with a labelled form of the analyte. Analyte in the sample displaces, under non-equilibrium conditions, the labelled form of the analyte from the membrane. The displaced labelled form of the analyte may then be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frances S. Ligler, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Sina Y. Rabbany
  • Displacement assay on a porous membrane
    Patent number: 6750031
    Abstract: Displacement assays, under non-equilibrium conditions, are performed by flowing a liquid sample through a membrane having binding elements with binding sites saturated with a labelled form of the analyte. Analyte in the sample displaces, under non-equilibrium conditions, the labelled form of the analyte from the membrane. The displaced labelled form of the analyte may then be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frances S. Ligler, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Sina Y. Rabbany
  • Displacement assay on a porous membrane
    Publication number: 20020028475
    Abstract: Displacement assays, under non-equilibrium conditions, are performed by flowing a liquid sample through a membrane having binding elements with binding sites saturated with a labelled form of the analyte. Analyte in the sample displaces, under non-equilibrium conditions, the labelled form of the analyte from the membrane. The displaced labelled form of the analyte may then be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Frances S. Ligler, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Sina Y. Rabbany
  • Flow immunosensor apparatus
    Patent number: 6245296
    Abstract: Target moiety is detected by (a) providing an antibody specific to the target, (b) saturating the binding sites of the antibody with a labelled form of the target, (c) flowing a liquid containing the target past the saturated antibody, thereby (d) allowing the target to displace the labelled antigen, and (e) detecting the displaced labelled antigen with a detector for the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frances S. Ligler, Bruce P. Gaber, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Gregory A. Wemhoff
  • Flow immunosensor method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5183740
    Abstract: A method of detecting a target moiety comprising the steps of (a) providing an antibody specific to the target, (b) saturating the binding sites of the antibody with a labelled form of the target, (c) flowing a liquid containing the target past the saturated antibody, thereby (d) allowing the target to displace the labelled antigen, and (e) detecting the displaced labelled antigen with a detector for the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Frances S. Ligler, Gaber Bruce P., Anne W. Kusterbeck, Gregory A. Wemhoff
  • Ligand-label conjugates which contain polyoxoanions of sulfur or phosphorus
    Patent number: 5106762
    Abstract: Ligand-label conjugates which are an oligopeptide of 5 to 100 amino acid residues, bonded to a ligand or receptor, which contain a plurality of chemiluminescent or fluorescent labels and a plurality of polyoxoanions of sulfur or phosphorus are useful for immunoassays. Such conjugates are hydrophilic and exhibit very low nonspecific binding, thereby significantly increasing the signal to background ratio in immunoassays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Reinhard Bredehorst, Frances S. Ligler, Anne W. Kusterbeck, Gregory A. Wemhoff, Carl-Wilhelm Vogel