Patents by Inventor Sudheendra Lakshmana

Sudheendra Lakshmana 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).

  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR DETECTING A CELL IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190316169
    Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, devices, and kits for detecting bacteria in a sample. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are specially useful for diagnosis and prognosis of an individual suspected of having bacterial infection. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are applicable to a wide variety of areas, for example, medical diagnostics, industries involving bacterial fermentation, dairy and wine industries, prevention of bioterrorism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Sonanutech Inc.
    Inventors: Sudheendra Lakshmana, Alice Ngo, Laura Nicole Putnam, Alexander Thornton-Dunwoody, Leslie Anne Jones
  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR DETECTING BACTERIOPHAGE IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190271693
    Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, devices, and kits for detecting bacteriophage contamination in a sample. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are specially useful when the identity of the bacteriophage is unknown. The methods, compositions, devices, and kits are applicable to a wide variety of industries that employ bacterial fermentation, for example, dairy and wine industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Sonanutech Inc.
    Inventors: Sudheendra Lakshmana, Laura Nicole Putnam, Alice Ngo, Alexander Thornton-Dunwoody, Leslie Anne Jones
  • Metal coating of rare earth nano-phosphors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10175170
    Abstract: Core-shell nanoparticles comprises a phosphorescent core and metal shell comprising at least two metals The phosphorescent core may comprise an up converting phosphor. The phosphorescent core may comprise a trivalent rare earth cation. The phosphorescent core further may comprise a monovalent alkali metal. The phosphorescent core may optionally comprises a second and also optionally a third trivalent rare earth cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ian M. Kennedy, Sudheendra Lakshmana
  • Gold coating of rare earth nano-phosphors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9034204
    Abstract: Novel core-shell nanoparticles comprising a phosphorescent core and metal shell as well as methods of synthesizing and using said core-shell nanoparticles are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the phosphorescent core comprises an upconverting phosphor and the shell comprises gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ian M. Kennedy, Sudheendra Lakshmana
  • Ultrasensitive Assays With A Nanoparticle-Based Photonic Crystal
    Publication number: 20150005197
    Abstract: A photonic crystal-immunoassay platform wherein the periodicity of wells in an array are designed based on the leaky wave-guided modes of high refractive index material and a wavelength of excitation and/or emission of electromagnetic radiation associated with a signal used in the assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ian M. Kennedy, Jin-Hee Han, Sudheendra Lakshmana
  • Metal Coating of Rare Earth Nano-Phosphors and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20130343997
    Abstract: Core-shell nanoparticles comprises a phosphorescent core and metal shell comprising at least two metals The phosphorescent core may comprise an up converting phosphor. The phosphorescent core may comprise a trivalent rare earth cation. The phosphorescent core further may comprise a monovalent alkali metal. The phosphorescent core may optionally comprises a second and also optionally a third trivalent rare earth cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Ian M. Kennedy, Sudheendra Lakshmana
  • GOLD COATING OF RARE EARTH NANO-PHOSPHORS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120286203
    Abstract: Novel core-shell nanoparticles comprising a phosphorescent core and metal shell as well as methods of synthesizing and using said core-shell nanoparticles are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the phosphorescent core comprises an upconverting phosphor and the shell comprises gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Ian M. Kennedy, Sudheendra Lakshmana