Patents by Inventor Kurt A. Kupcho

Kurt A. Kupcho 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).

  • DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE ANALYTES USING LIQUID CRYSTALS
    Publication number: 20170212088
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to detecting gaseous analytes and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods related to detecting gaseous analytes by monitoring changes in liquid crystals upon exposure to the gaseous analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Kurt A. Kupcho, Bart A. Grinwald, Sheila E. Robinson, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott
  • Detection of gas-phase analytes using liquid crystals
    Patent number: 9575037
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to detecting gaseous analytes and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods related to detecting gaseous analytes by monitoring changes in liquid crystals upon exposure to the gaseous analytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Kurt A. Kupcho, Bart A. Grinwald, Sheila E. Robinson, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott
  • DETECTION OF VAPOR PHASE COMPOUNDS BY CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL
    Publication number: 20160274084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Bharat Acharya, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott, Kurt Kupcho
  • Detection of vapor phase compounds by changes in physical properties of a liquid crystal
    Patent number: 9341576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bharat Acharya, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott, Kurt Kupcho
  • DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE ANALYTES USING LIQUID CRYSTALS
    Publication number: 20160018371
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to detecting gaseous analytes and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods related to detecting gaseous analytes by monitoring changes in liquid crystals upon exposure to the gaseous analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Kurt A. Kupcho, Bart A. Grinwald, Sheila E. Robinson, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott
  • DETECTION OF VAPOR PHASE COMPOUNDS BY CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL
    Publication number: 20120288951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bharat Acharya, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott, Kurt Kupcho
  • Detection of vapor phase compounds by changes in physical properties of a liquid crystal
    Patent number: 8178355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Platypus Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Bharat Acharya, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott, Kurt Kupcho
  • DETECTION OF VAPOR PHASE COMPOUNDS BY CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL
    Publication number: 20100093096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bharat Acharya, Avijit Sen, Nicholas Abbott, Kurt Kupcho