Patents by Inventor Michael E. Bembenek

Michael E. Bembenek 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).

  • Assay member and method for its manufacture
    Patent number: 6066446
    Abstract: Disclosed is a member comprising an interactive material which is covalently bonded to a support body by a linker material. The member can be used as a part of an assay, and the support body may include a scintillator material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: NEN Life Science Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Mullinax, Mark N. Bobrow, Michael E. Bembenek
  • Enzyme assay using a solid phase substrate
    Patent number: 5972595
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hydrophobic layer formed on a solid support, the hydrophobic layer incorporating by hydrophobic interactions an amphipathic enzyme substrate labeled with a reporter on its hydrophilic region, and the use of the same to conduct various enzyme assays without extraction steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: NEN Life Science Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia Kasila, Thomas R. Mullinax, Michael E. Bembenek, Mark N. Bobrow