Patents by Inventor Dawn Bennett

Dawn Bennett 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).

  • Publication number: 20210260580
    Abstract: A method of sampling and testing for SARS-COV-2 virus in nasal and nasopharyngeal fluid using a plurality of microfluidic channels with a plurality of integrated electrodes in the microfluidic channels to detect the virus. In one example embodiment, a plurality of antibodies are fixed on a surface of at least one electrode by positive dielectrophoresis that increases the sensitivity of detection. Viral antigens bind to the antibodies separating from the fluid thereby signally that the virus is present as evidenced by the detection of the antigens. Sampling by microfluidic channels is more comfortable to a patient because microfluidic channels are soft, flexible and narrow compared to swabs. Another example embodiment of a method using microfluidic channels for collecting tears or saliva to determine blood glucose levels using a smartphone that has been modified to incorporate external filters quantitate glucose levels is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Dawn Bennett