Patents by Inventor Mary CRUM

Mary CRUM 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: 20220057406
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for analyzing a sample comprising 1,5-anhydroglucitol and a possible first analyte via one or more chemiluminescent reactions. Certain embodiments include measuring a first light response resulting from a first chemiluminescent reaction and measuring a second light response resulting from a second chemiluminescent reaction. Certain embodiments also include comparing the first light response to the second light response to determine a ratio of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and the first analyte. Also provided are kits including reagents for practicing the claimed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Richard C. Willson, Victoria M. Hlavinka, Binh V. Vu, Federico Augusto Ruiz-Ruiz, Marco Antonio Rito Palomares, Mary A. Crum
  • Publication number: 20210178290
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the detection of analytes in high volumetric flow applications. Particular embodiments relate to the use of fluorescence polarization/anisotropy based for detection of analytes in a flow cell. In one testing format, an analyte of interest is probed with reagents containing fluorescent labeled recognition elements. When present in a sample or portion of a sample, the labeled analyte produces a shift in fluorescence polarization/anisotropy/intensity/lifetime as the output signal following the binding of the recognition elements to the analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Richard C. WILLSON, Ujwal PATIL, Binh V. VU, Ekaterini KOURENTZI, Mary CRUM
  • Publication number: 20200363406
    Abstract: Assay compositions and methods for detection of analytes that include covalent modification of assay elements, such that they are preserved, destroyed, created, or immobilized. Methods for detecting an analyte in a biological sample. The method includes providing a mixture of a biological sample potentially containing the analyte, and a molecular recognition element physically coupled to a covalent modification agent, wherein the molecular recognition element is capable of specific recognition of the analyte, and exposing the mixture to a first set of reaction conditions, wherein the analyte and molecular recognition element can associate to form a recognition complex. Upon formation of the recognition complex, the method further includes generating by use of the covalent modification agent, a template complex; and exposing the template complex to a second set of reaction conditions, wherein the template complex is amplified to generate a detectable product indicative of the presence of the analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Houston System
    Inventors: Hui CHEN, Mary CRUM, Dimple CHAVAN, Ekaterini KOURENTZI, Binh V. VU, Richard C. WILLSON