Patents by Inventor Donald Nalebuff

Donald Nalebuff 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).

  • Patent number: 4454226
    Abstract: An enzyme immunoassay for detecting an antigen in a biologic fluid or tissue which comprises contacting the fluid or tissue with an antibody specific for the antigen under binding conditions, at least one of the fluid or tissue and antibody having a solid component, contacting the resulting solid with a conjugate bindable with the antibody under binding conditions and determining the enzyme activity of the resulting solid phase is described. The conjugate is of peroxidase and an allergen, non-immunoglobulin protein or primary amino group containing drug having an average of 2-3 molecules of peroxidase per molecule of substance with an average molecular weight of about 30,000 daltons, prepared by reacting peroxidase previously treated with phenyl isothiocyanate and oxidized to form aldehyde groups with the substance to form a Schiff's base which is titrated with a reducing agent to form a stable conjugate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Inventors: Majid Ali, Donald Nalebuff, Alfred Fayemi, Madhava P. Ramanarayanan, Ricardo Mesa-Tejada