Patents by Inventor Peter A. Mirau

Peter A. Mirau 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).

  • METAL NANOPARTICLE-APTAMER CONJUGATES FOR DETECTION OF SMALL MOLECULES AND IN-THE-FIELD USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150247874
    Abstract: A method of detecting a presence of an analyte in a sample. The method includes selecting an aptamer selective to the analyte and binding the aptamer to a nanoparticle. The nanoparticles having a free state are perceived as a first color and an aggregate state are perceived as a second color. The sample is introduced to the nanoparticle-bound aptamers, and aggregation of the nanoparticles is promoted. A colorimetric change is analyzed, wherein the aggregate state of the nanoparticles is achieved in the presence of the analyte in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Jorge Luis Chavez Benavides, Joshua Smith, Nancy Kelley-Loughnane, Joshua Hagen, Peter A. Mirau, Rajesh Naik