Patents by Inventor D. Keith Roper

D. Keith Roper 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).

  • Simultaneous amplification and detection of ribonucleic acid be an optical method using surface plasmon resonance
    Patent number: 7998672
    Abstract: Methods of performing PCR are provided. Methods may include using an optical source to provide heating for thermocyling the PCR reaction. Methods may include using surface plasmon resonance and/or fluorescence resonance enhanced transfer to allow real-time monitoring of a PCR reaction. Methods may include immobilizing a template, primer, or polymerase on a surface such as a gold or other surface plasmon resonance active surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: The University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventor: D. Keith Roper
  • Simultaneous amplification and detection of ribonucleic acid be an optical method using surface plasmon resonance
    Publication number: 20080131939
    Abstract: Methods of performing PCR are provided. Methods may include using an optical source to provide heating for thermocyling the PCR reaction. Methods may include using surface plasmon resonance and/or fluorescence resonance enhanced transfer to allow real-time monitoring of a PCR reaction. Methods may include immobilizing a template, primer, or polymerase on a surface such as a gold or other surface plasmon resonance active surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: D. Keith Roper