Patents by Inventor Ernest A. Azzopardi

Ernest A. Azzopardi 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).

  • Method of detecting bacterial infection in a biological sample
    Patent number: 11453905
    Abstract: A method of indicating the presence of a bacterial infection in a biological sample is provided. The method detects a marker for infection by providing a device, the device including a biosensor, an interaction arising between the biosensor and the marker when the marker is present in the biological sample. Contacting at least a part of the biological sample with the biosensor of the device, therefore, provides analysis of the biological sample with respect to the marker by detecting for the interaction between the biosensor and the marker. A preferred marker is the enzyme amylase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Trubac, LTD.
    Inventors: Ernest A. Azzopardi, Rosa Sofia Rodrigues Teixeira
  • METHOD OF DETECTING BACTERIAL INFECTION IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190119720
    Abstract: A method of indicating the presence of a bacterial infection in a biological sample is provided. The method detects a marker for infection by providing a device, the device including a biosensor, an interaction arising between the biosensor and the marker when the marker is present in the biological sample. Contacting at least a part of the biological sample with the biosensor of the device, therefore, provides analysis of the biological sample with respect to the marker by detecting for the interaction between the biosensor and the marker. A preferred marker is the enzyme amylase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Swansea University
    Inventors: Ernest A. Azzopardi, Rosa Sofia Rodrigues Teixeira