Patents by Inventor Eric R. Jones

Eric R. Jones 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).

  • Selective metal ion detection using a photoluminescent indicator binding to a macromolecule-metal ion complex
    Patent number: 5545517
    Abstract: The present invention is a process and apparatus for metal ion detection. The process of the invention has the steps of (1) disposing, in an analyte medium, a macromolecule suitable for selective complexation with the target metal ion species; (2) disposing, in the analyte medium, an appropriate photoluminescent indicator that will emit in a measurably different manner when bound to the metallomacromolecule complex, compared with its unbound state; (3) exciting the photoluminescent indicator species; and (4) monitoring the emission of the photoluminescent indicator species to detect changes in its emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Richard B. Thompson, Eric R. Jones