Patents by Inventor Iikka Hemmilä

Iikka Hemmilä 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).

  • Dissociative fluorescence enhancement assay
    Patent number: 7211440
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enhancement solution for an assay technology using lanthanide ions or their chelates as labels and dissociative fluorescence enhancement as a tool for detection, wherein said enhancement solution comprises a ?-diketone of formula I wherein R1 is an aryl, optionally mono- or multi-substituted, and R2 is a straight or branched alkyl chain with 2 to 9 carbon atoms substituted with four or more fluorine atoms. The invention further relates to a bioaffinity assay using lanthanide ions or their chelates as labels and dissociative fluorescence enhancement as a tool for detection comprising the use of said enhancement solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Wallac Oy
    Inventors: Iikka Hemmilä, Kaj Blomberg, Veli-Matti Mukkala, Harri Hakala