Patents by Inventor Maribel Elizabeth Funes Huacca

Maribel Elizabeth Funes Huacca 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: 10900061
    Abstract: The present invention provides a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample. Also provided is a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Ratmir Derda, Maribel Elizabeth Funes Huacca, Simon Ng, Katrina Felicia Tjhung
  • Publication number: 20170253904
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish. Also provided is a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ratmir DERDA, Maribel Elizabeth Funes HUACCA, Simon NG, Katrina Felicia TJHUNG
  • Patent number: 9624523
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish. Also provided is a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Ratmir Derda, Maribel Elizabeth Funes Huacca, Simon Ng, Katrina Felicia Tjhung
  • Publication number: 20150017629
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple culture device that is designed for manufacture and use in areas of limited resources. The device is useful for cell culture in such environments with limited resources because cells grow in paper just as they do in a culture dish. Also provided is a binding assay that employs an activatable dormant bacteriophage carrying a reporter gene to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the presence of a substance of interest in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ratmir Derda, Maribel Elizabeth Funes Huacca, Simon Ng, Katrina Felicia Tjhung