Patents by Inventor Erica A. Sullivan

Erica A. Sullivan 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).

  • Intrinsic factor - horse peroxidase conjugates and a method for increasing the stability thereof
    Patent number: 5350674
    Abstract: This invention presents a non-isotopic competitive assay for Vitamin B12 (B12), utilizing intrinsic factor (IF) labelled with horse radish peroxidase (HRP), by coupling via heterobifunctional cross-linking agents. In addition, a method for stabilizing the resultant conjugates by pretreatment with N-ethylmaleimide is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Boenisch, Erica A. Sullivan