Patents by Inventor Daniel RONCANCIO

Daniel RONCANCIO 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).

  • Materials and methods for rapid and specific detection of cocaine
    Patent number: 9804178
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a rapid and specific aptamer-based method for one-step cocaine detection with minimal reagent requirements based on an aptamer sensor that reports the presence of cocaine via the displacement and unquenching of a bound fluorophore molecule. In certain embodiments, the invention provides novel aptamers, which have reduced background fluorescence, bind a fluorophore molecule tightly, and show an increased signal gain in the presence of cocaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Daniel Roncancio, Haixiang Yu, Xiaowen Xu, Yi Xiao
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR RAPID AND SPECIFIC DETECTION OF COCAINE
    Publication number: 20160131668
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a rapid and specific aptamer-based method for one-step cocaine detection with minimal reagent requirements based on an aptamer sensor that reports the presence of cocaine via the displacement and unquenching of a bound fluorophore molecule. In certain embodiments, the invention provides novel aptamers, which have reduced background fluorescence, bind a fluorophore molecule tightly, and show an increased signal gain in the presence of cocaine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Daniel RONCANCIO, Haixiang YU, Xiaowen XU, Yi XIAO