Patents by Inventor Maxine Bampton

Maxine Bampton 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).

  • Cell-mediated immunoassays
    Patent number: 9090871
    Abstract: A method of performing an immunologic evaluation of a subject, comprising collecting a whole blood sample from the subject, maintaining the sample for at least 6 hours after collection, purifying a population of cells comprising lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells from the maintained sample, optionally by a process incorporating a positive or negative affinity selection step to remove granulocytes, and using the purified cells in a cell-mediated immunoassay (CMI assay).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Oxford Immunotec Limited
    Inventors: Ian Durrant, Toni Day, Aisling O'Keeffe, Maxine Bampton
  • PREPARATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120028277
    Abstract: A method of performing an immunologic evaluation of a subject, comprising collecting a whole blood sample from the subject, maintaining the sample for at least 6 hours after collection, purifying a population of cells comprising lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells from the maintained sample, optionally by a process incorporating a positive or negative affinity selection step to remove granulocytes, and using the purified cells in a cell-mediated immunoassay (CMI assay).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Ian Durrant, Toni Day, Aisling O'Keeffe, Maxine Bampton
  • PREPARATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110201031
    Abstract: A method of performing an immunologic evaluation of a subject, comprising collecting a whole blood sample from the subject, maintaining the sample for at least 6 hours after collection, purifying a population of cells comprising lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells from the maintained sample, optionally by a process incorporating a positive or negative affinity selection step to remove granulocytes, and using the purified cells in a cell-mediated immunoassay (CMI assay).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: OXFORD IMMUNOTEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Durrant, Toni Day, Aisling O'Keeffe, Maxine Bampton
  • Preparation Method
    Publication number: 20100035283
    Abstract: A method of performing an immunologic evaluation of a subject, comprising collecting a whole blood sample from the subject, maintaining the sample for at least 6 hours after the collection, purifying a population of cells comprising lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells from the maintained sample, optionally by a process incorporating a positive or negative affinity selection step, and using the purified cells in a cell-mediated immunoassay (CMI assay).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ian Durrant, Toni Day, Aisling O'Keeffe, Maxine Bampton