Patents by Inventor Kim Metera

Kim Metera 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).

  • Polymer compositions and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8324358
    Abstract: Block copolymers labelled with molecular recognition units and comprising a hydrophobic block and a luminescent block are presented. A method of detecting biomolecules using such block copolymers is also presented. More specifically, the block copolymers of the present invention have the following Formula (I): wherein “A” is a hydrophobic block; “B” is a luminescent block; “C” is a hydrophilic block; “D” is a molecular recognition unit; “n” and “m” are integers ranging from 1 to 75; “x” is either 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 75; and “Y” is either 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Hanadi Sleiman, Bingzhi Chen, Kim Metera