Patents by Inventor Mark J. Berry

Mark J. Berry 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).

  • Peptides Capable of Functioning as Mimotopes for Hormonal Analytes
    Publication number: 20090022623
    Abstract: A purified peptide mimotope which is capable of binding specifically to an antibody specific to estradiol. Also disclosed is an immunoassay test device for the detection in a sample of estradiol, the immunoassay test device comprising a peptide mimotope of estradiol, and an antibody capable of binding specifically to the peptide mimotope to generate a detectable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Robert A. Badley, Mark J. Berry, Samantha C. Williams
  • Peptides capable of functioning as mimotopes for hormonal analytes
    Publication number: 20040029808
    Abstract: A purified peptide mimotope which is capable of binding specifically to an antibody specific to estradiol. Also disclosed is an immunoassay test device for the detection in a sample of estradiol, the immunoassay test device comprising a peptide mimotope of estradiol, and an antibody capable of binding specifically to the peptide mimotope to generate a detectable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Robert A. Badley, Mark J. Berry, Samantha C. Williams
  • Specific binding assays
    Patent number: 6294391
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample, the method comprising the steps of: providing a binding partner reversibly immobilised on a solid support, said binding partner having binding specificity for the analyte; contacting the sample with the solid support; specifically displacing the binding partner from the solid support in response to the presence of the analyte of interest in the sample, said displacement causing a reduction in the mass of material immobilised on the solid support, thereby generating a detectable change in a mass-dependent property of the solid support; and detecting said change. Also disclosed is an assay device for performing the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: Robert A. Badley, Mark J. Berry, Philip Porter, Trevor A. Wattam