Patents by Inventor Carolyn J. Haley

Carolyn J. Haley 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).

  • Reagents for assays for ligands
    Patent number: 6887669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for releasing a ligand from a complex of the ligand with an endogenous protein using a releasing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
    Inventors: Mark A. Staples, Carolyn J. Haley, Richard F. Parrish, Wesley W. Zmolek
  • Methods for releasing a ligand from a complex
    Patent number: 6171801
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for releasing a ligand from a complex thereof. The method comprises contacting a medium suspected of containing such complex with an effective amount of a compound effective in releasing the ligand. Another aspect of the present invention is an improvement in a method for the determination of an analyte that is a member of a specific binding pair in a sample suspected of containing such analyte. The method comprises the steps of (a) providing in an assay medium the sample and a binding partner for the analyte and (b) detecting the binding of the binding partner to the analyte. The improvement comprises including in the assay medium a compound of the invention in an amount sufficient to enhance the accuracy of the determination. The invention has particular application to a method for releasing mycophenolic acid from a complex thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
    Inventors: Mark A. Staples, Carolyn J. Haley, Richard F. Parrish, Wesley W. Zmolek