Patents by Inventor Bruce Loverock

Bruce Loverock 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).

  • Endotoxin-specific assay
    Patent number: 5998389
    Abstract: .beta.-1,4-glucans, particularly cellobiose, can be used to inhibit the glucan-specific enzymatic pathway in an amebocyte lysate. So inhibited, the amebocyte lysate can then be used to specifically detect endotoxin in a test sample. .beta.-1,4-glucan inhibitors can be used in a variety of amebocyte lysate assays, including kinetic-chromogenic, end-point chromogenic, turbidimetric, gel-clot, and ELISA assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: BioWhitaker Technologies
    Inventor: Bruce Loverock