Patents by Inventor Tony Corfield

Tony Corfield 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).

  • Diagnostic test
    Patent number: 6607896
    Abstract: A method for the detection of a disease comprising the steps of: (i) obtaining a biological sample from a human subject; (ii) applying the biological sample to a sialidase substrate which has been immobilized on a solid support medium; and (iii) detecting a change in the immobilized sialidase substrate is provided. The substrate is preferably 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl &agr;-D-N-acetyl neuraminic acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: University of Bristol
    Inventors: Michael Millar, Tony Corfield