Patents by Inventor Melissa M. Massey

Melissa M. Massey 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).

  • Fluorescence-based computation system
    Patent number: 11371079
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey
  • Time-resolved nucleic acid hybridization probes
    Patent number: 11359230
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey
  • Time-Resolved Nucleic Acid Hybridization Probes
    Publication number: 20200017905
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey
  • Fluorescence-Based Computation System
    Publication number: 20200010877
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey
  • Time-resolved nucleic acid hybridization beacons
    Patent number: 10465233
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey
  • Time-Resolved Nucleic Acid Hybridization Beacons
    Publication number: 20170275677
    Abstract: Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Igor L. Medintz, Mario Ancona, W. Russ Algar, Melissa M. Massey