Patents by Inventor Richard G. Ivey

Richard G. Ivey 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).

  • IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF BIOMARKERS FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20130052668
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, reagents, kits and devices for carrying out a diagnostic assay for use in assessing the exposure to ionizing radiation in a biological sample of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Amanda G. Paulovich, Richard G. Ivey
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RELIABLY DETECTING AND/OR MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF A MODIFIED TARGET PROTEIN IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20130052669
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a kit for detecting the presence or amount of a target modified protein within a sample. The kit comprises (i) a capture reagent that specifically binds to a first epitope on the target protein; (ii) at least one detection reagent that specifically binds to a second epitope on the target protein; and (iii) at least one synthetic hybrid reference peptide comprising the first epitope and the second epitope from the target protein of interest, wherein the synthetic reference peptide is capable of simultaneously binding to both the capture reagent and the at least one detection reagent, and wherein at least one of the first and second epitopes comprises a modified amino acid residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Amanda G. Paulovich, Richard G. Ivey