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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael L Simpson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gary S Sayler, Blaine, TN (US);
Michael J Paulus, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignees:
UT Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TX (US);
The University of Tennessee Research Corp., Knoxville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 422 55 ; 422 57 ; 422 58 ; 422 8201 ; 422 8205 ; 422 8206 ; 422 8207 ; 422 8208 ; 435-6 ; 435-732 ; 4352871 ; 4352872 ; 4352887 ; 435808 ; 436518 ; 436524 ; 436525 ; 436531 ; 436805 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are monolithic bioelectronic devices comprising a bioreporter and an OASIC. These bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuit are useful in detecting substances such as pollutants, explosives, and heavy-metals residing in inhospitable areas such as groundwater, industrial process vessels, and battlefields. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for environmental pollutant detection, oil exploration, drug discovery, industrial process control, and hazardous chemical monitoring.