Patents by Inventor IRWIN QUINTELA

IRWIN QUINTELA 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).

  • Bacteriophage-based electrochemical biosensor
    Patent number: 10768177
    Abstract: A biosensor for detecting bacteria may use bacteriophages in a sandwich-assay system. The biosensor may include a capture element and a detection element. The capture element may include a substrate and a bacteriophage. The detection element may include a bacteriophage and a signal amplification element. The biosensor may be utilized such that the target bacterium is sandwiched between the capture element and the detection element, and a quantifiable signal may be generated to measure the amount of bacteria in a sample. The biosensor of the present invention utilizes direct sensing to detect the bacteria in the sample as opposed to indirect sensing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Vivian C. Wu, Irwin Quintela
  • BACTERIOPHAGE-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR
    Publication number: 20200072833
    Abstract: A biosensor for detecting bacteria may use bacteriophages in a sandwich-assay system. The biosensor may include a capture element and a detection element. The capture element may include a substrate and a bacteriophage. The detection element may include a bacteriophage and a signal amplification element. The biosensor may be utilized such that the target bacterium is sandwiched between the capture element and the detection element, and a quantifiable signal may be generated to measure the amount of bacteria in a sample. The biosensor of the present invention utilizes direct sensing to detect the bacteria in the sample as opposed to indirect sensing methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: VIVIAN C. WU, IRWIN QUINTELA