Patents by Inventor Troy Hinkley

Troy Hinkley 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).

  • PHAGE CONSTRUCTS FOR DETECTING BACTERIA IN A FLUID, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR USE WITH CONSTRUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210239694
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure relates to expression constructs that encode a reporter enzyme-affinity binding tag fusion protein that is produced after the construct is inserted into bacteriophage and the bacteriophage infects bacteria. In some embodiments, the fusion protein is captured and produces a detectable signal. Signal intensity may correlate with the number of bacterial cells in a fluid sample. Methods of detecting bacteria using the expression constructs, and microfluidic devices for detecting bacteria using the expression constructs are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Luis F. ALONZO, Spencer GARING, Troy HINKLEY, Anne-Laure M. LE NY, Damian MADAN, Kevin Paul Flood NICHOLS, Sam Rasmussen NUGEN
  • PHAGE CONSTRUCTS FOR DETECTING BACTERIA IN A FLUID, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR USE WITH CONSTRUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190324033
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure relates to expression constructs that encode a reporter enzyme-affinity binding tag fusion protein that is produced after the construct is inserted into bacteriophage and the bacteriophage infects bacteria. In some embodiments, the fusion protein is captured and produces a detectable signal. Signal intensity may correlate with the number of bacterial cells in a fluid sample. Methods of detecting bacteria using the expression constructs, and microfluidic devices for detecting bacteria using the expression constructs are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Luis F. Alonzo, Anne-Laure M. Le Ny, Kevin Paul Flood Nichols, Spencer Garing, Damian Madan, Sam Rasmussen Nugen, Troy Hinkley