Patents by Inventor Johanna F. Graveland-Bikker

Johanna F. Graveland-Bikker 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: 9714941
    Abstract: The invention provides a bio-sensing nanodevice comprising: a stabilized biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor—the olfactory receptor—on a support, a real time receptor-ligand binding detection method, an odorant delivery system and an odorant recognition program. The biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor can be stabilized on nanotechnology using surfactant peptide. The said nanodevice provides a greater surface area for better precision and sensitivity to odorant detection. The invention further provides a microfluidic chip containing a stabilized biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor—the olfactory receptor—immobilized on a support, and arranged in at least two dimensional microarray system. The invention also provides a method of delivering odorant comprising the step of manipulating the bubbles in complex microfluidic networks wherein the bubbles travel in a microfluidic channel carrying a variety of gas samples to a precise location on a chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Shuguang Zhang, Andreas Mershin, Liselotte Kaiser, Brian Cook, Johanna F. Graveland-Bikker, Manu Prakash, David Kong, Yael Maguire
  • Publication number: 20090156427
    Abstract: The invention provides a bio-sensing nanodevice comprising: a stabilized biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor—the olfactory receptor—on a support, a real time receptor-ligand binding detection method, an odorant delivery system and an odorant recognition program. The biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor can be stabilized on nanotechnology using surfactant peptide. The said nanodevice provides a greater surface area for better precision and sensitivity to odorant detection. The invention further provides a microfluidic chip containing a stabilized biologically-derived G-protein coupled receptor—the olfactory receptor—immobilized on a support, and arranged in at least two dimensional microarray system. The invention also provides a method of delivering odorant comprising the step of manipulating the bubbles in complex microfluidic networks wherein the bubbles travel in a microfluidic channel carrying a variety of gas samples to a precise location on a chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Shuguang Zhang, Andreas Mershin, Liselotte Kaiser, Brian Cook, Johanna F. Graveland-Bikker, Manu Prakash, David Kong, Yael Maguire