Patents by Inventor Nicholas Abbot

Nicholas Abbot 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).

  • Method for assaying cell movement
    Patent number: 8268614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of assays of cell movement. In particular, the present invention provides methods for assaying cell movement where inserts are used to confine cells to a defined area in a well of a multiwell plate and movement from the defined area is assayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Platypus Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Barbara Israel, Nicholas Abbot
  • Substrates, devices, and methods for cellular assays
    Publication number: 20070178534
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics, and in particular to diagnostics based on a liquid crystal assay format. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystal assays for quantitating the amount of an analyte in a sample. The present invention also provides materials and methods for detecting non-specific binding of an analyte to a substrate by using a liquid crystal assay format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Barbara Israel, Nicholas Abbot