Patents by Inventor Donna A. Fitzpatrick

Donna A. Fitzpatrick 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).

  • Immunoassay for tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (chlorothalonil), its derivatives and breakdown products
    Patent number: 5654178
    Abstract: Novel derivatives of chlorothalanil.RTM. (tetrachloroisophthalonitrile, TCPN), permit conjugation of the TCPN derivative to a carrier useful as an immunogen to induce antibodies specific for TCPN or a TCPN metabolite, or a screening antigen to detect such antibodies. Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for TCPN or a TCPN metabolite, as well as hybridoma cells producing such antibodies are disclosed. Also provided are immunoassay methods for detection and quantitation of pesticide chemicals, in particular, the fungicide TCPN or a TCPN metabolite, and kits containing a TCPN derivative screening antigen, an anti-TCPN or anti-TCPN metabolite antibody useful for performing the immunoassays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: ISK Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Donna A. Fitzpatrick, Bharat B. Kikani, Frank P. Petersen, James H. Rittenburg