Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing inventions 04/07

20070092969 - Integrator system and method for rapidly determining effectiveness of a germicidal treatment: The effectiveness of an oxidative sterilization process is determined by exposing a known amount of a primary amine or aldehyde indicator chemical to an oxidative germicide. The oxidative germicide reacts with the indicator chemical. The amount of indicator chemical remaining after exposure to the germicide is determined by reacting the... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070092971 - Buffy coat separator float system and method: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070092970 - High-throughput screening assay for na, k-atpase using atomic absorption spectroscopy: A method of chemical analysis involving Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS) and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GFAAS) in combination with flux assays to directly measure intracellular or extracellular ion concentration to analyze Na+,K+-ATPase activity.... Agent: Dong C. Liang

20070092972 - Self-contained phosphate sensors and method for using same: Embodiments of the invention provide self-contained phosphate sensors with an analyte-specific reagent and a pH-modifier. The analyte-specific reagent includes a molybdenum salt or metal complex and a dye. The self-contained phosphate sensors can be used either in aqueous or non-aqueous solution or as a solid-state device. These self-contained phosphate sensors... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070092974 - Desorptive method for determining a surface property of a solid: A method of determining a surface property of a plurality of solids by contacting the solids with a fluid, measuring the radiation emitted, absorbed, or altered during desorption of the fluid using a detector, and then determining at least one surface property of the solids from the radiation measurements has... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070092973 - Material compositions for sensors for determination of chemical species at trace concentrations and method of using sensors: A method of quantitatively measuring the concentration of a chemical species in a sample solution with a sensor film. A hydrogel sensor film is prepared having a chemical composition comprising an indicator that changes its optical property in the ultra-violet, visible or near-infrared spectral range upon being exposed to the... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20070092975 - Methods and systems for delivery of fluidic samples to sensor arrays: Total analysis systems and methods for simultaneously monitoring a suite of biological and/or chemical species in water and/or other process systems are disclosed. The system provides a sample-volume controlled sensor array comprising a fluid delivery device and a plurality of optical sensor elements for determining the presence and total concentrations... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20070092976 - Continuous emissions monitoring: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and apparatus for continuously monitoring particulates emitted from an emissions source. In a particular embodiment of a disclosed system, the system includes a sample inlet and diluent inlet. The system further includes a mixing chamber in communication with the sample inlet and the diluent... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070092977 - Forensic test for human saliva: Lateral flow immunochromatographic strip tests for the detection of human saliva, method of detecting human saliva, and methods of manufacturing ICS tests for the detection of human saliva are described.... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070092978 - Target ligand detection: The present invention provides compositions, devices and methods suitable for the increased sensitivity and selectivity of binding assays thereby reducing false positive results without little or no reduction in the detection of true positives. The present invention is based on the novel discovery that an oxidative agent in the context... Agent: Kevin Farrell Pierce Atwood

20070087439 - Method of measuring hexavalent chromium in electronic components and assemblies: Hexavalent chromium in electronic components and assemblies is measured using x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy to analyze the sample to identify the matrix. Based on the ascertained matrix, a protocol is selected from a variety of extraction and analysis protocols, and the hexavalent chromium is extracted from the sample using the selected... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070087440 - Rapid serum sugar biomarker assay of rheumatoid arthritis: The present invention includes compositions, methods, kits and diagnostics for biosugar profiling of biological samples from a patient suspected of having a disease associated with changes in the biosugar profile. The biosugar profile from the patient sample is compared to a healthy biosugar profile from the same type of biological... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20070087441 - Impurity of anastrozole intermediate, and uses thereof: Reference markers and reference standards for the determination of impurities in Anastrozole are provided.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070087442 - Apparatus and method for performing counts within a biologic fluid sample: A method and an apparatus for enumerating one or more specific elements within a biologic fluid sample are provided. An embodiment of the method includes the steps of: a) providing a chamber formed between a first planar member that is transparent and a second planar member, which members are separated... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20070087444 - Adsorbent composition with reactive indicator: A composition and method of determining the remaining service life in an impregnated adsorbent composition. Composition is an indicating absorbent composition that contains both an impregnated adsorbent component and a reactive indicator. The indicating absorbent composition is used for air purification in the same manner that any impregnated adsorbent filtration... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070087443 - Indicator: An indicator that reacts with at least one gaseous compound in such a way that the color of the indicator is changed. The indicator is a layer formed on a substrate and including metallic silver and/or metallic copper.... Agent: Venable LLP

20070087445 - Arrangements and methods for facilitating photoluminescence imaging: Exemplary systems and methods for obtaining a photoluminescence radiation from at least one portion of a sample can be provided. For example, using the exemplary embodiment, it is possible to receive a first radiation and disperse the first radiation into at least one second radiation and at least one third... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070087446 - Aromatic phosphonium salts and their use as labeling reagents in mass spectrometry analysis: This invention relates to methods and reagents for the assay, detection, quantification, location, or analysis of each of a plurality of substances of interest (“analytes”) in a sample in which each substance is labeled with a cationic triarylphosphonium group. The present invention also provides MALDI mass spectrometry techniques in which... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070087448 - Biological profiles and methods of use: The invention provides methods to diagnose and follow the progression of disease through use of protein profile analysis.... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20070087447 - System and method of free radical initiated protein sequencing: A method for the selective fragmentation of peptides using free radical initiator-peptide conjugates is provided. Free radical initiated peptide sequencing, or FRIPS, consists of covalently attaching a free radical initiator to a peptide and collisionally activating this conjugate. This results in fragment formation. Subsequent collision-activated dissociation further dissociates the fragments,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070087449 - High mobility high efficiency organic films based on pure organic materials: A method of purifying small molecule organic material, performed as a series of operations beginning with a first sample of the organic small molecule material. The first step is to purify the organic small molecule material by thermal gradient sublimation. The second step is to test the purity of at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070087450 - Immuno-gold lateral flow assay: A chromatographic lateral-flow assay system for rapid, high sensitivity method of detecting low levels of ligands in body fluids, with few false positives and few false negatives. The lateral-flow assay may have a membrane strip in ribbon form, which increases detection on the order of 2 to 10 fold over... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070087451 - Immuno-gold lateral flow assay: A chromatographic lateral-flow assay system for rapid, high sensitivity method of detecting low levels of ligands in body fluids, with few false positives and few false negatives. The lateral-flow assay may have a membrane strip in ribbon form, which increases detection on the order of 2 to 10 fold over... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070087452 - Luminescent lanthanide complexes: Here, R1, R2, and R3 are substituents of the tetraazacyclododecane ring system, that is further substituted at the 10-position by a sensitizer Z that is typically a polyheterocyclic ring system. The organic chelator may be capable of forming a luminescent complex with a lanthanide ion, and is optionally further substituted... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070087453 - Immuno conjugate and process for preparation thereof: Present invention deals with a new immuno-reagent comprising hapten (MPAD)-protein-gold for pesticides detection. The conjugate MPAD-protein-gold competes with the analyte of interest for a finite number of binding sites provided by anti-atrazine antibodies coated on nitrocellulose membrane. The newly developed conjugate has a long shelf life with high stability at... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070082401 - Method of preparing solution having composition of biological components: The invention provides a method of preparing a biological components-containing solution suitable for clinical proteome analysis by mass spectrometry, electrophoresis, liquid chromatography or the like and an apparatus for the method. The method of the invention is a method for combining two steps among steps of (1) adsorbing proteins having... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070082402 - Device and process for the quantitative evaluation of the polypeptides and markers contained in a sample of body fluid for recognizing pathological conditions: Devices and processes for the quantitative evaluation of the polypeptides contained in a sample of body fluid and markers for recognizing pathological conditions are described. The polypeptides are compared with reference values stored in a data base. These reference values are stored as data records of polypeptides relevant to the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070082403 - Reagents for highly specific detection of peroxynitrite: This invention provides compositions which specifically reacts with peroxynitrite rather than other reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species. This invention also provides related agents for measuring peroxynitrite. This invention also provides related methods for measuring peroxynitrite in a sample, high-throughput screening fluorescent methods for detecting peroxynitrite and high-throughput methods... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070082404 - Method of measuring fluoride in fluxes using the fluoride ion-selective electrode: A method for analyzing fluoride in fluxes comprises the steps of placing the flux into an aqueous solution. Chelating agents are added to the aqueous flux solution to form a chelated aqueous flux solution. The chelating agents are selected from the group consisting of ammonium citrate dibasic, ammonium tartrate dibasic,... Agent: Rudoler & Derosa LLC Attn: Docket Clerk

20070082405 - Method for determining chlorine demand in water: Methods for determining chlorine demand in water are provided. One method comprises (a) providing a test water sample containing at least one contaminant and a source of chlorine and a source of bromide; (b) heating the test water sample for a suitable time and temperature sufficient to substantially oxidize the... Agent: Michael P. Dilworth Chemtura Corporation

20070082406 - Method for determining the concentration of acrylic acid-c1-c8-ester in combustible gas: t

20070082407 - Optical determination and reporting of hydrocarbon properties: A chemical composition analyzer may be used to optically determine and report chemical compositions associated with natural gases within a gas collection and transmission infrastructure. This analyzer includes a number of optical sensors which may be used to perform spectroscopic spectrographic analysis in order to determine the chemical composition of... Agent: Robert Mclauchlan

20070082408 - Apparatus for detecting one or more substances and method of detecting a substance: An apparatus for detecting one or more substances includes a radiation source emitting a beam of radiation and also includes a material capable of reflecting the beam of radiation with a first characteristic and capable of reflecting the beam of radiation with a second characteristic when the material interacts with... Agent: George C. Chen Bryan Cave LLP

20070082409 - Method and apparatus for measuring cartilage condition biomarkers: In a method for measuring cartilage condition biological markers, a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate is irradiated using a light source, the SERS substrate having deposited thereon a biological sample. Light scattered by the SERS substrate is received, and spectral content information associated with the received light is determined. A... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070082410 - Stabilization of cardiac troponin: The present invention relates to a troponin protein or complex of two troponin proteins stabilized in a matrix containing at least one anionic surfactant. The stabilized troponin or complex of troponin proteins is used as a control or calibration standard in assays for the determination of blood levels of troponin... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20070082411 - Detection and identification of biological materials using functionalized quantum dots: A method and apparatus has been invented to detect and identify biological materials and their properties based on the affinity of water-soluble, semiconductor nanocrystals bioconjugates. A plurality of nanocrystals comprise quantum dots of varying sizes functionalized with one or more material or compound, where one size left un-conjugated, are contacted... Agent: James J. Muys

20070082412 - Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces: A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolytc solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relics on the combination of three functional elements: the AC electric field-induced assembly of planar aggregates;... Agent: Eric P. Mirabez

20070077657 - Apparatuses and methods for creating and testing pre-formulations and systems for same: The invention provides methods, apparatus, and systems for performing high-throughput preparation and screening of salts and polymorphs of drug candidates. The invention is directed towards enhancing the pre-formulation discovery process used for drug development. In particular, processes that determine suitable salts and processes that discover substantially every polymorph that can... Agent: Symyx Technologies Inc Legal Department

20070077658 - Tissue characteristic determination apparatus: The tissue characteristic determination apparatus capable of determining the characteristics of the tissues collected from a living organism is described, a representative one of which includes: a first data obtainer for obtaining first data reflecting the activity of first cyclin-dependent kinase contained in samples prepared from the tissues, a second... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070077659 - Biochemical marker for diagnosing a leukodystrophy: A biochemical marker for the diagnosis of a central nervous system leukodystrophic genetic disorder, e.g., Childhood Onset Ataxia and Central Nervous System Hypomyelination (CACH)/Vanishing White Matter Disease (VWM) has been discovered herein. Such a marker has been found in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of such patients. A two dimensional gel... Agent: Dr. Melvin Blecher

20070077660 - Method for the detection of a cannabinoid, detection kit, and developing solvent: The invention relates to a method and detection kit for the detection of a cannabinoid in a cannabis sample. The method is based on TLC and the method and kit enables everyone to avoid laborious, time consuming and expensive analytical research and determine the cannabinoid content. Good results are obtained... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070077661 - Thermofluorescent pigments for security and safety applications: The invention is directed to use of polythiophenes in a method to determine the genuineness of an article which method comprises providing an article treated with a composition comprised of a polythiophene, the polythiphene having a low temperature color and a weak fluorescence and the structure of the polythiophene being... Agent: Arlene J. Powers Gauthier & Connors LLP

20070077662 - Apparatus and method for measuring 8-ohdg: <Problem to be Solved>To provide a method for effectively and simply separating and condensing 8-OHdG which is present by a trace amount in body fluid, particularly in urine, and is frequently mingled with foreign substances with their peaks appearing around the peak thereof, a simple measurement method of 8-OHdG, and... Agent: Jhk Law

20070077663 - Batch reactor with injection system: An apparatus and method for injection of one or more chemical components into a reaction chamber are disclosed. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber for receiving one or more libraries in a fixed position relative to the chamber and configured to form a sealed enclosure. An injection manifold is located... Agent: Law Offices Of Cindy Kaplan/symyx