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:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Kristin Weidemaier, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian Sandmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
W. Shannon Dillmore, Raleigh, NC (US);
James L. Schram, Knightdale, NC (US);
W. William Stewart, Cary, NC (US);
Robert E. Pearson, Durham, NC (US);
Helen Hsieh, Durham, NC (US);
Steven Keith, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Rajendra R. Bhat, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrea Liebmann-vinson, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Adam Craig Curry, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kristin Weidemaier, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian Sandmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
W. Shannon Dillmore, Raleigh, NC (US);
James L. Schram, Knightdale, NC (US);
W. William Stewart, Cary, NC (US);
Robert E. Pearson, Durham, NC (US);
Helen Hsieh, Durham, NC (US);
Steven Keith, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Rajendra R. Bhat, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrea Liebmann-Vinson, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Adam Craig Curry, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alexander G. Lastovich, Raleigh, NC (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are diagnostic assays using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active particles, including liquid-based assays; magnetic capture assays; microparticle-nanoparticle satellite structures for signal amplification in an assay; composite SERS-active particles useful for enhanced detection of targets; and sample tubes and processes for using the same.