Patents by Inventor Mark Pitts

Mark Pitts 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).

  • Method for determining the presence or absence of a biomarker
    Patent number: 9945852
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker, the method comprising: (a) linking an antigen to colloidal gold to provide a gold-antigen species; (b) contacting the gold-antigen species with the sample; (c) adding a diagnosis agent to the sample; and (d) observing the color of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Arcis Biotechnology Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Christopher David Gwenin, Mark Stephen Baird, Vanessa Valerie Gwenin, Mark Pitts
  • KIT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170248595
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker, the method comprising the steps of (a) providing a porous substrate which carries an antigen; (b) contacting the substrate with the sample; (c) contacting the substrate with a composition comprising a secondary antibody; and (d) observing the substrate. The method may enable a very quick, simple test to be carried out to determine whether or not a particular sample contains a biomarker, for example an antibody indicative of infection with a mycobacterial disease. A kit and a device for determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Baird, Christopher David Gwenin, Vanessa Valerie Gwenin, Joanne Louise Hacking, Mark Pitts
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A BIOMARKER
    Publication number: 20140127709
    Abstract: A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker, the method comprising: (a) linking an antigen to colloidal gold to provide a gold-antigen species; (b) contacting the gold-antigen species with the sample; (c) adding a diagnosis agent to the sample; and (d) observing the colour of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Bangor University
    Inventors: Christopher David Gwenin, Mark Stephen Baird, Vanessa Valerie Gwenin, Mark Pitts