Patents by Inventor Carol J. Groucutt

Carol J. Groucutt 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).

  • Enhanced luminescent and luminometric assay
    Patent number: 4842997
    Abstract: Assays, e.g. immunoassays, based on the chemiluminescent reaction between a peroxidase enzyme, e.g. horse radish peroxidase, a chemiluminescent 2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, e.g. luminol or isoluminol and an oxidant, e.g. hydrogen peroxide or a perborate, are improved by carrying out the reaction in the presence of a 6-hydroxybenzothiazole, especially 6-hydroxybenzothiazole itself or firefly luciferin. Light emission from the reaction is significantly enhanced by the 6-hydroxybenzothiazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: National Research Development Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. N. Carter, Carol J. Groucutt, Richard A. W. Stott, Gary H. G. H. Thorpe, Thomas P. Whitehead