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US Patent 8988620 Liquid crystal based analyte detection

Patent 8988620 was granted and assigned to Platypus Technologies, LLC on March, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

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Platypus Technologies, LLC

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

89886200

Patent Inventor Names

Christopher Murphy0

Karla Hollister0

Doug Hansmann0

Syrus Soltaninassab0

Nicholas Abbott0

Barbara A. Israel0

Bharat Raj Acharya0

Date of Patent

March 24, 2015

Patent Application Number

125507330

Date Filed

August 31, 2009

Patent Primary Examiner

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Zachariah Lucas

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to the field of detection of viruses, and in particular to detection of viruses using a liquid crystal assay format. In the present invention, virus binding in a detection region is identified by changes in liquid crystal orientation caused by virus binding independent orientation caused by any topography associated with the detection region.