Patents by Inventor Vered Yissar

Vered Yissar 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).

  • Biosensor and method comprising enzymes immobilized on semiconductors
    Publication number: 20060199240
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device that utilizes functionalized semiconductor element for detecting presence and/or concentration of an agent in an assayed sample. The device of the present invention comprises: (i) a body having a surface comprising or having associated thereto semi-conducting material that can be excited such that in the presence of an electron donor, said semi-conducting material can generate an electric current within the body; and (ii) an enzyme attached to said semi-conducting material which in the presence of a substrate said enzyme catalyzes a reaction that yields said electron donors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Inventors: Itarmar Willner, Eugenii Katz, Vered Yissar