Patents by Inventor Mark Thomas Gatton Swayne

Mark Thomas Gatton Swayne 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).

  • Publication number: 20180284112
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for detecting an analyte in a sample using electromagnetic radiation comprising: (i) providing a labelled reagent, the labelled reagent having a binding site which is capable of binding the analyte or an analogue of the analyte and a label, wherein the label is capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation to generate energy by non-radiative decay; (ii) providing a device having a radiation source adapted to generate a series of pulses of electromagnetic radiation, a transducer having a pyroelectric or piezoelectric element and electrodes, which is capable of transducing energy generated by non-radiative decay into an electrical signal, a detector which is capable of detecting the electrical signal, a controller for controlling the source of electromagnetic radiation and the detector, wherein the device has a first and second chamber, the first chamber containing a first reagent proximal to the transducer, wherein the first reagent is capable of binding to the analyte suc
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Ross, Julie Richards, Mark Thomas Gatton Swayne