ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,896, issued on March 4, was assigned to SomaLogic Operating Co. Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).
"Proteomic assay using quantum sensors" was invented by Jason Paul Cleveland (Boulder, Colo.), Karoly Holczer (Los Angeles) and Barry Patrick John Vant-Hull (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for the detection of proteins in biological fluids such as urine using a label-free assay is described. Specific proteins are detected by their binding to highly specific capture reagents such as SOMAmers that are attached to the surface of a substrate. Changes to these capture reagents and their local environment upon protein...