Patents by Inventor Helena F. Hart

Helena F. Hart 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).

  • Detecting presence of HCMV-specific IgM
    Patent number: 4716104
    Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies reactive to immediate early and/or early HCMV. The detection of antigens (especially HCMV antigens) by concentrating them on a support and reacting them with monoclonal antibody. The support may be a nitrocellulose membrane (immunodot). Alternatively the support may be a bead carrying a different monoclonal antibody, the two antibodies reacting with different epitopic sites on the antigenic protein. The use of HCMV monoclonal antibody in distinguishing between HCMV-specific IgM and IgG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Cogent Limited
    Inventors: William J. Harris, Helena F. Hart