US Patent Issued to 2Pi-Sigma on June 10 for "Lateral flow assay for detecting multiple proteins of a pathogen" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,447, issued on June 10, was assigned to 2Pi-Sigma Corp. (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"Lateral flow assay for detecting multiple proteins of a pathogen" was invented by Mehdi Hatamian (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral flow assay device includes a test strip that is configured to receive a sample fluid and detect a presence of antibodies to one or more of a plurality of proteins of the target pathogen. The lateral flow assay device includes a conjugate pad and a membrane. The conjugate pad contains a plurality of the proteins of the target pathogen, each conjugated with a label. If the sample fluid contains an...