Patents by Inventor Kenneth Stuart Killham

Kenneth Stuart Killham 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).

  • Biosensor
    Patent number: 6406856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for evaluating biological effects in a substance which method comprises sampling the substance, subjecting the sample to an assay in the presence of a biosensor engineered with a gene which expresses a light emitting protein and noting the light output; characterized in that the biosensor is eukaryotic and the substance is assayable over any pH between pH1 and pH12. Such a eukaryotic sensor may be derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is useful in assaying potable waters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Aberdeen University
    Inventors: Lesley Anne Glover, Roger Paul Hollis, Kenneth Stuart Killham