Patents by Inventor Bruce Culbert
Bruce Culbert 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).
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Patent number: 9970940Abstract: An optical glucose sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of glucose in a sample comprising: a sensing region comprising a boronic acid receptor for binding to glucose and a fluorophore associated with said receptor; an optical waveguide for directing incident light onto the sensing region; and a glucose-permeable barrier layer comprising a semi-permeable membrane having pores and a hydrophilic polymer within the pores of the semi-permeable membrane, the barrier layer overlying at least a part of the sensing region; wherein the sensor is adapted so that glucose enters the sensing region of the sensor through the glucose-permeable barrier layer, and an ROS-quenching agent is present in the sensing region and/or the glucose-permeable barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Lightship Medical LimitedInventors: Barry Crane, William Paterson, Nicholas Paul Barwell, Bruce Culbert
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Patent number: 9797909Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed thereto; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Lightship Medical LimitedInventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Publication number: 20170010274Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed thereto; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through the barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Patent number: 9476886Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed thereto; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through said barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Lightship Medical LimitedInventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Patent number: 9151764Abstract: An optical glucose sensor comprising: a sensing region comprising a boronic acid receptor for binding to glucose and a fluorophore associated with said receptor; an optical waveguide for directing incident light onto the sensing region; and a hydrophilic, polymeric, glucose-permeable barrier layer which is provided on at least a part of the sensing region; wherein the sensor is adapted so that glucose enters the sensing region of the sensor through said barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Lightship Medical LimitedInventors: Barry Colin Crane, William Paterson, Bruce Culbert
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Publication number: 20150219663Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed thereto; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through said barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: LIGHTSHIP MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Patent number: 8940542Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed to the membrane; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Lighthouse Medical LimitedInventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Publication number: 20140234982Abstract: A sensor for detecting and/or quantifying the amount of analyte in a sample, the sensor including: a sensing region; and a barrier layer including a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-quenching, analyte-permeable membrane having an ROS-quenching agent adsorbed to the membrane; wherein the sensor is adapted so that the sample enters the sensing region of the sensor through the barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Lightship Medical LimitedInventors: William Paterson, Nick Barwell, Bruce Culbert, Barry Colin Crane
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Publication number: 20130040404Abstract: An optical glucose sensor comprising: a sensing region comprising a boronic acid receptor for binding to glucose and a fluorophore associated with said receptor; an optical waveguide for directing incident light onto the sensing region; and a hydrophilic, polymeric, glucose-permeable barrier layer which is provided on at least a part of the sensing region; wherein the sensor is adapted so that glucose enters the sensing region of the sensor through said barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Barry Colin Crane, William Paterson, Bruce Culbert