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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:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Frank W. R. Chaplen, Albany, OR (US);
William H. Gerwick, Corvallis, OR (US);
Goran Jovanovic, Corvallis, OR (US);
Wojtek Kolodziej, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jim Liburdy, Philomath, OR (US);
Phil Mcfadden, Corvallis, OR (US);
Brian Kevin Paul, Corvallis, OR (US);
Thomas K. Plant, Philomath, OR (US);
Janine E. Trempy, Corvallis, OR (US);
Corwin Willard, Monroe, OR (US);
Frank W. R. Chaplen, Albany, OR (US);
William H. Gerwick, Corvallis, OR (US);
Goran Jovanovic, Corvallis, OR (US);
Wojtek Kolodziej, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jim Liburdy, Philomath, OR (US);
Phil McFadden, Corvallis, OR (US);
Brian Kevin Paul, Corvallis, OR (US);
Thomas K. Plant, Philomath, OR (US);
Janine E. Trempy, Corvallis, OR (US);
Corwin Willard, Monroe, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods of detecting bioactive compounds include exposing compounds to one or more classes of chromatophores and measuring or sensing associated changes in one or more of the chromatophores. Representative methods permit identification and quantification of neurotransmitters, toxins, hormones, and chemical warfare agents with or without prior knowledge of the content of a sample. In some examples, chromatophores based on Betta fish are used. Cytosensor apparatus using such chromatophores include means for exposing chromatophores to a sample and optical detection systems for assessing changes in chromatophore optical properties. Compounds can be identified or quantified based on a red-green-blue or hue saturation-value representations of transmitted or reflected light or based on other characterizations of transmitted or reflected light.