Patents by Inventor Kimberly Opperman

Kimberly Opperman 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).

  • Modular assembly for reagentless affinity separation and detection of analyte
    Patent number: 6660532
    Abstract: The invention provides a reagentless assay kit for analyte in a sample comprising a modular affinity assembly including at least one sensor unit comprising a ligand having binding affinity for the analyte (affinity module) operatively associated with a reporter probe (reporter module) responsive to changes in the sensor unit induced by analyte/receptor complex formation by transduction of a characteristic detectable signal. Assays employing the modular assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Lopez, Larry A. Sklar, Philip Hampton, Leonard Tender, Kimberly Opperman, Emmanuel Rabinovich, Ravinder K. Jain, Juchao Yan