Patents by Inventor Arjun Thapa

Arjun Thapa 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).

  • P-PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE COMPOUNDS AS BIOACTIVE AND DETECTION AGENTS
    Publication number: 20200158720
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to p-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of inducing germination of microbial spores including contacting the microbial spores with a p-phenylene ethynylene compound. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for detecting an enzyme, a method of protein analysis, or a method of detecting a chemical agent, including introducing a p-phenylene ethylylene compound to a composition including an enzyme substrate, and analyzing the fluorescence of the p-phenylene ethynylene compound. Various embodiments provide sensors that include a p-phenylene ethynylene compound and an enzyme substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: David G. Whitten, Harry Craig Pappas, Eric H. Hill, Yue Zhang, Eva Yung Hua Chi, Arjun Thapa, Ying Wang, Patrick L. Donabedian, Kiran Bhaskar
  • P-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents
    Patent number: 10533991
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to p-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of inducing germination of microbial spores including contacting the microbial spores with a p-phenylene ethynylene compound. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for detecting an enzyme, a method of protein analysis, or a method of detecting a chemical agent, including introducing a p-phenylene ethynylene compound to a composition including an enzyme substrate, and analyzing the fluorescence of the p-phenylene ethynylene compound. Various embodiments provide sensors that include a p-phenylene ethynylene compound and an enzyme substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: David G. Whitten, Harry Pappas, Eric H. Hill, Yue Zhang, Eva Yung Hua Chi, Arjun Thapa, Ying Wang, Patrick L. Donabedian, Kiran Bhaskar
  • P-PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE COMPOUNDS AS BIOACTIVE AND DETECTION AGENTS
    Publication number: 20170023554
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to p-phenylene ethynylene compounds as bioactive and detection agents. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of inducing germination of microbial spores including contacting the microbial spores with a p-phenylene ethynylene compound. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for detecting an enzyme, a method of protein analysis, or a method of detecting a chemical agent, including introducing a p-phenylene ethylylene compound to a composition including an enzyme substrate, and analyzing the fluorescence of the p-phenylene ethynylene compound. Various embodiments provide sensors that include a p-phenylene ethynylene compound and an enzyme substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: David G. Whitten, Harry Pappas, Eric H. Hill, Yue Zhang, Eva Yung Hua Chi, Arjun Thapa, Ying wang, Patrick L. Donabedian, Kiran Bhaskar