Patents by Inventor Binh V. Vu

Binh V. Vu 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).

  • Publication number: 20220221408
    Abstract: Methods, devices and kit for analyzing a sample comprising 1,5-anhydroglucitol and a first analyte via one or more chemiluminescent reactions. Certain embodiments include measuring a first light response resulting from a first chemiluminescent reaction and measuring a second light response resulting from a second chemiluminescent reaction. Certain embodiments also include comparing the first light response to the second light response to determine a ratio of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and the first analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: University of Houston System, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
    Inventors: Richard C. WILLSON, Jinsu KIM, Binh V. VU, Olga Patricia VÁZQUEZ VILLEGAS, Federico Augusto RUIZ RUIZ, Marco Antonio RITO PALOMARES
  • Patent number: 11307146
    Abstract: Methods, devices and kit for analyzing a sample comprising 1,5-anhydroglucitol and a first analyte via one or more chemiluminescent reactions. Certain embodiments include measuring a first light response resulting from a first chemiluminescent reaction and measuring a second light response resulting from a second chemiluminescent reaction. Certain embodiments also include comparing the first light response to the second light response to determine a ratio of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and the first analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: University of Houston System, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
    Inventors: Richard C. Willson, Jinsu Kim, Binh V. Vu, Olga Patricia Vázquez Villegas, Federico Augusto Ruiz Ruiz, Marco Antonio Rito Palomares
  • Publication number: 20220057406
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for analyzing a sample comprising 1,5-anhydroglucitol and a possible first analyte via one or more chemiluminescent reactions. Certain embodiments include measuring a first light response resulting from a first chemiluminescent reaction and measuring a second light response resulting from a second chemiluminescent reaction. Certain embodiments also include comparing the first light response to the second light response to determine a ratio of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and the first analyte. Also provided are kits including reagents for practicing the claimed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Richard C. Willson, Victoria M. Hlavinka, Binh V. Vu, Federico Augusto Ruiz-Ruiz, Marco Antonio Rito Palomares, Mary A. Crum
  • Publication number: 20220011315
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to improved light-based assays, especially ligand binding assays, in which light is emitted from moieties stimulated by stimulating moieties. There is provided a method of generating and detecting a light signal comprising (a) providing a fluid sample comprising an analyte of interest; (b) contacting said sample with a first reagent comprising a molecular recognition element that binds to said analyte; (c) contacting said sample with a second reagent that (i) binds to said analyte in the presence of said first reagent; or (ii) binds to said first reagent; wherein said second reagent contains a light-generating reporter or chemiexcitation emitter; (d) removing unbound first and second reagents; (e) introducing into said sample a source of singlet oxygen or a chemiexcitation stimulator; and (f) measuring the production of light from said reporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Binh V. VU, Richard C. WILLSON
  • Publication number: 20210178290
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the detection of analytes in high volumetric flow applications. Particular embodiments relate to the use of fluorescence polarization/anisotropy based for detection of analytes in a flow cell. In one testing format, an analyte of interest is probed with reagents containing fluorescent labeled recognition elements. When present in a sample or portion of a sample, the labeled analyte produces a shift in fluorescence polarization/anisotropy/intensity/lifetime as the output signal following the binding of the recognition elements to the analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Richard C. WILLSON, Ujwal PATIL, Binh V. VU, Ekaterini KOURENTZI, Mary CRUM
  • Publication number: 20200363406
    Abstract: Assay compositions and methods for detection of analytes that include covalent modification of assay elements, such that they are preserved, destroyed, created, or immobilized. Methods for detecting an analyte in a biological sample. The method includes providing a mixture of a biological sample potentially containing the analyte, and a molecular recognition element physically coupled to a covalent modification agent, wherein the molecular recognition element is capable of specific recognition of the analyte, and exposing the mixture to a first set of reaction conditions, wherein the analyte and molecular recognition element can associate to form a recognition complex. Upon formation of the recognition complex, the method further includes generating by use of the covalent modification agent, a template complex; and exposing the template complex to a second set of reaction conditions, wherein the template complex is amplified to generate a detectable product indicative of the presence of the analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Houston System
    Inventors: Hui CHEN, Mary CRUM, Dimple CHAVAN, Ekaterini KOURENTZI, Binh V. VU, Richard C. WILLSON
  • Publication number: 20180031484
    Abstract: Methods, devices and kit for analyzing a sample comprising 1,5-anhydroglucitol and a first analyte via one or more chemiluminescent reactions. Certain embodiments include measuring a first light response resulting from a first chemiluminescent reaction and measuring a second light response resulting from a second chemiluminescent reaction. Certain embodiments also include comparing the first light response to the second light response to determine a ratio of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and the first analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: University of Houston System, Tecnologico de Monterrey
    Inventors: Richard C. WILLSON, Jinsu KIM, Binh V. VU, Olga Patricia VÁZQUEZ VILLEGAS, Federico Augusto RUIZ RUIZ, Marco Antonio RITO PALOMARES
  • Publication number: 20120045748
    Abstract: A methodology for bioassays and diagnostics in which a particulate label (ranging in size from nm-scale molecular assemblages to organisms on the scale of tens or hundreds of microns), such as, but not limited to, nanoparticles, bacteria, bacteriophage, Daphnia, and magnetic particles, serve carriers for analytes bound by molecular recognition elements such as antibodies, aptamers, etc. The described methodology is generally applicable to most pathogen assays and molecular diagnostics and also leads to enhanced sensitivity and convenience of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Richard C. Willson, Ulrich Strych, Binh V. Vu