Patents by Inventor Friderike Karolin Deseree Morhard

Friderike Karolin Deseree Morhard 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).

  • Biosensing devices which produce diffraction images
    Patent number: 5922550
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive and sensitive device and method for detecting and quantifying analytes present in a medium. The device comprises a metalized film upon which is printed a specific, predetermined pattern of a analyte-specific receptors. Upon attachment of a target analyte to select areas of the plastic film upon which the receptor is printed, diffraction of transmitted and/or reflected light occurs via the physical dimensions and defined, precise placement of the analyte. A diffraction image is produced which can be easily seen with the eye or, optionally, with a sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis S. Everhart, Michael Grunze, Rosann Marie Kaylor, Friderike Karolin Deseree Morhard