Patents by Inventor Gemma Cannon

Gemma Cannon 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).

  • Magnetic bead aggregation assay system
    Patent number: 10386364
    Abstract: There is provided a method of aggregating a plurality of beads in a magnetic bead aggregation assay for subsequent analysis comprising: —providing magnetic beads comprising a capture probe for binding with said target analyte; —reacting the magnetic beads with the sample including a target analyte in a reaction chamber aggregating the magnetic beads in the presence of a magnetic field with the target analyte to allow formation of magnetic bead aggregates having physical properties detectable to enable characterization of the aggregates on an aggregate by aggregate basis using a detector to measure the physical properties of the aggregates. Further provided are a method and system for detecting analytes in a sample by characterizing the magnetic bead aggregates on an aggregate by aggregate basis by measuring physical properties of the aggregates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Gil Lee, Peng Li, Mark Platt, Gemma Cannon
  • Non-linear magnetophoretic separation device, system and method
    Patent number: 9421555
    Abstract: A flow enhanced method and system for flow non-linear magnetophoresis (F-NLM) is described. By tuning an external field frequency and the flow rate the migration velocities of different bead types may be caused to differ by several orders of magnitude over an extended range of frequencies to allow for separation of particles. Use of such efficiency in separation in bio-separation and similar assays is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Gil Lee, Peng Li, Mark Platt, Gemma Cannon
  • MAGNETIC BEAD AGGREGATION ASSAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140227679
    Abstract: There is provided a method of aggregating a plurality of beads in a magnetic bead aggregation assay for subsequent analysis comprising: —providing magnetic beads comprising a capture probe for binding with said target analyte; —reacting the magnetic beads with the sample including a target analyte in a reaction chamber aggregating the magnetic beads in the presence of a magnetic field with the target analyte to allow formation of magnetic bead aggregates having physical properties detectable to enable characterisation of the aggregates on an aggregate by aggregate basis using a detector to measure the physical properties of the aggregates. Further provided are a method and system for detecting analytes in a sample by characterising the magnetic bead aggregates on an aggregate by aggregate basis by measuring physical properties of the aggregates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Gil Lee, Peng Li, Mark Platt, Gemma Cannon
  • NON-LINEAR MAGNETOPHORETIC SEPARATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140021105
    Abstract: A flow enhanced method and system for flow non-linear magnetophoresis (F-NLM) is described. By tuning an external field frequency and the flow rate the migration velocities of different bead types may be caused to differ by several orders of magnitude over an extended range of frequencies to allow for separation of particles. Use of such efficiency in separation in bio-separation and similar assays is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Gil Lee, Peng Li, Mark Platt, Gemma Cannon