Patents by Inventor Peter Burbelo

Peter Burbelo 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).

  • Publication number: 20070259336
    Abstract: A method for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample, wherein: a) the sample is contacted with an immobilized first binding reagent which is capable of binding the analyte if present in the sample; b) the sample is contacted with a second binding reagent which comprises a fusion protein having a reporter domain and a binding domain, and which is capable of binding the analyte if present in the sample, the first and second binding reagents being capable of binding the analyte simultaneously if present in the sample, such that said second binding reagent becomes immobilized through the analyte bound to the first binding reagent; and detecting whether the second binding reagent has become immobilized to thereby detect the presence or concentration of said analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Peter Burbelo, Thomas Mattson