Patents by Inventor Jerry K. McVicker

Jerry K. McVicker 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).

  • Patent number: 6660534
    Abstract: A method of determining the concentration of IgG antibodies in the biological fluids of mammals. The assay may be performed in a lateral flow cassette or dipstick format where dehydrated immobilized reagents are spaced along a membrane. A sample of a mammalian biological fluid is exposed first to an IgG complexing agent to yield a conjugate. The conjugate then moves along the membrane and is exposed to a standard mammalian IgG applied to the membrane at a test position. Binding of the IgG is indicated by a color change at the test position on the membrane. A control reagent of dehydrated anti-IgG complexing agent may be applied to the membrane at the control position spaced downstream from the test position. Interaction of the IgG complexing agent with the anti-IgG complexing agent forms a visible line at the control position on the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Midland Bioproducts Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry K. McVicker, Glenda C. Rouse, Denny M. Barrantes
  • Publication number: 20010018220
    Abstract: A method of determining the concentration of IgG antibodies in the biological fluids of mammals. The assay may be performed in a lateral flow cassette or dipstick format where dehydrated immobilized reagents are spaced along a membrane. A sample of a mammalian biological fluid is exposed first to an IgG complexing agent to yield a conjugate. The conjugate then moves along the membrane and is exposed to a standard mammalian IgG applied to the membrane at a test position. Binding of the IgG is indicated by a color change at the test position on the membrane. A control reagent of dehydrated anti-IgG complexing agent may be applied to the membrane at the control position spaced downstream from the test position. Interaction of the IgG complexing agent with the anti-IgG complexing agent forms a visible line at the control position on the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Jerry K. McVicker, Glenda C. Rouse, Denny M. Barrantes
  • Patent number: 6245577
    Abstract: A method of determining the concentration of IgG antibodies in the biological fluids of mammals. The assay may be performed in a lateral flow cassette or dipstick format where dehydrated immobilized reagents are spaced along a membrane. A sample of a mammalian biological fluid is exposed first to an IgG complexing agent to yield a conjugate. The conjugate then moves along the membrane and is exposed to a standard mammalian IgG applied to the membrane at a test position. Binding of the IgG is indicated by a color change at the test position on the membrane. A control reagent of dehydrated anti-IgG complexing agent may be applied to the membrane at the control position spaced downstream from the test position. Interaction of the IgG complexing agent with the anti-IgG complexing agent forms a visible line at the control position on the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Midland Bioproducts Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry K. McVicker, Glenda C. Rouse, Denny M. Barrantes