Patents by Inventor Saimon Moraes Silva

Saimon Moraes Silva 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).

  • ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20240389898
    Abstract: The invention disclosed generally relates to sensors, systems and methods for the detection of an analyte in a complex sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: George Warren Greene IV, Simon Moulton, Saimon Moraes Silva, Anita Quigley, Robert Kapsa, Daniel Peter Langley
  • APTAMERS THAT SELECTIVELY BIND TO A SARS-COV-2 VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN
    Publication number: 20240158799
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the detection of a SARS-Cov-2 vims antigen including, for example, a SARS-Cov-2 virus nucleocapsid protein and/or a SARS-Cov-2 virus spike protein. The present invention provides novel polynucleotide sequences which spontaneously fold to form aptamers having secondary structure features that promote selective binding to a SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen. The present invention further provides test kits and assay methods which employ the polynucleotides described herein, to achieve a more accurate, lower cost, rapid diagnosis COVID-19 test intended to accelerate contact tracing and testing of individuals and the community in the management of the ongoing global pandemic caused by various strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Shalen Kumar, Angel Brito, Laura Trobiani, Saimon Moraes Silva