Patents by Inventor Marshall Lynn Summar, II

Marshall Lynn Summar, II 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).

  • Device and methods of using device for detection of hyperammonemia
    Patent number: 10591495
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biosensor capable of measuring the total concentration of one or a plurality of ammonia or ammonium ions with the use of indophenol reagents in the presence of an ionomer. In some embodiments, the biosensor comprises a perflurinated membrane that comprises an ionomer in contact with an alkali buffer in a vessel configured to receive a sample, such as whole blood. The disclosure also relates to a method of detecting or quantifying the ammonia or ammonium ion concentration in whole blood in a point of care bio sensor without reliance on gas chromatography or any measurement that takes more than about twenty minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: University of Maryland, College Park, Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Omar Bilal Ayyub, Adam Michael Behrens, Peter Kofinas, Marshall Lynn Summar, II, Juan Manuel Cabrera-Luque, Gary Cunningham
  • DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF HYPERAMMONEMIA
    Publication number: 20180143210
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biosensor capable of measuring the total concentration of one or a plurality of ammonia or ammonium ions with the use of indophenol reagents in the presence of an ionomer. In some embodiments, the biosensor comprises a perflurinated membrane that comprises an ionomer in contact with an alkali buffer in a vessel configured to receive a sample, such as whole blood. The disclosure also relates to a method of detecting or quantifying the ammonia or ammonium ion concentration in whole blood in a point of care bio sensor without reliance on gas chromatography or any measurement that takes more than about twenty minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: University of Maryland, College Park, CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Omar Bilal Ayyub, Adam Michael Behrens, Peter Kofinas, Marshall Lynn Summar, II, Juan Manuel Cabrera-Luque, Gary Cunningham