The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Kenneth S. Suslick, Champaign, IL (US);
Matthew J. Placek, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
William B. McNamara, III, Urbana, IL (US);
Avijit Sen, Champaign, IL (US);
James R. Carey, Urbana, IL (US);
Jennifer B. Wilson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Crystal K. Keso, Rochester, MN (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for detecting the presence, quantity and identity of one or more microorganisms in a sample and a method for using the same. The apparatus is composed of one or more chambers and a sensing element for sensing microorganisms. In particular embodiments, the sensing element is an array of chemoresponsive dyes deposited on a substrate in a predetermined pattern combination, wherein the combination of the dyes have a distinct and direct spectroscopic, transmission, or reflectance response to distinct analytes produced by the microorganism which is indicative of the presence, quantity and identity of the microorganism.