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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. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith E. LeJeune, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alan J. Russell, Wexford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agentase, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/46 ; C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/40 ; C12Q 1/37 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/46 ; C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/40 ; C12Q 1/37 ;
Abstract
A sensor for detecting the presence of at least one analyte includes at least one enzyme that is selected to either (i) catalyze a reaction of the analyte to chemically convert the analyte to a product compound or (ii) be inhibited by the analyte in the presence of a substrate compound. The sensor also includes at least one indicator compound selected to produce a measurable change of state as a result of the interaction of the analyte and the enzyme. Each of the enzyme and the indicator compound are incorporated within a single polymer.