Patents by Inventor Vadiraja V. Murthy

Vadiraja V. Murthy 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).

  • Patent number: 4857454
    Abstract: A method is described for kinetic measurement of enzyme activity bound to a solid matrix which improves both the sensitivity and speed of one immunoassay method. The immunoassay typically consists of reaction of the analyte with two specific antibodies, one fixed to the surface of a polymeric bead or wall of a test tube, the other added in solution and labeled by covalent coupling to an enzyme. By reaction between analyte and both antibodies, the enzyme-labeled antibody becomes fixed to the surface in a quantity proportional to the quantity of the analyte. After washing sufficiently to remove unreacted enzyme-labeled antibody, fixed enzyme activity is measured by incubation with a substrate and measurement of the rate of the reaction catalyzed. Fixation of the enzyme causes the reaction products to be localized near the surface. To measure the concentration of reactant or product repeatedly during the reaction, the solution must be mixed before each measurement, which can interfere with the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: a Division of Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Lawrence F. Freundlich, Vadiraja V. Murthy, Arthur Karmen