Patents by Inventor Cynthia A. Kozakiewicz

Cynthia A. Kozakiewicz 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, methods and kits for detecting trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene
    Patent number: 5994145
    Abstract: Reagents, immunoassay methods, and kits for detecting the presence or amount of trichloroethylene or perchloroethylene in a sample. Reagents include antibodies, immunogens for preparing antibodies, and assay conjugates. The immunogens elicit high affinity antibodies to trichloroethylene. The antibodies have minimal crossreactivity to other halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons. The assay conjugates provide for sufficient binding of the antibody to the conjugate with maximum inhibition of that binding by free trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene in the sample. The reagents are useful in immunoassays to detect trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, especially in environmental samples. Kits contain antibodies specific for trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene and assay conjugates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignees: Strategic Diagnostics Inc., EM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Stave, Cynthia A. Kozakiewicz, Dale V. Onisk, Robert T. Hudak