Patents by Inventor Glenn L. Henderson

Glenn L. Henderson 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).

  • Immunoassay on a preblocked solid surface
    Patent number: 6235464
    Abstract: A method for immunoassay of a viral antigen is performed on a membrane precoated with an inert protein. Nonimmunological capture of antigen takes place by absorption onto the coated membrane. Captured antigen binds to a tracer which includes a label conjugated to a specific antibody, the inert protein concomitantly inhibiting nonspecific binding of tracer. The label may be an enzyme which converts a substrate to a detectable product or converts a blocked inhibitor to an inhibitor whereby a second enzyme is inhibited from converting a substrate to a product. The invention includes a kit of materials for performing an assay in accordance with the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventors: Glenn L. Henderson, Randal A. Hoke, Anne C. Hopkins, Daniel A. McLaurin
  • Immunoassay on a preblocked solid surface
    Patent number: 5208143
    Abstract: A method for immunoassay of a viral antigen is performed on a membrane precoated with an inert protein. Nonimmunological capture of antigen takes place by absorption onto the coated membrane. Captured antigen binds to a tracer which includes a label conjugated to a specific antibody, the inert protein concomitantly inhibiting nonspecific binding of tracer. The label may be an enzyme which converts a substrate to a detectable product or converts a blocked inhibitor to an inhibitor whereby a second enzyme is inhibited from converting a substrate to a product. The invention includes a kit of materials for performing an assay in accordance with the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Glenn L. Henderson, Randal A. Hoke, Anne C. Hopkins, Daniel A. McLaurin