Patents Examined by G. S. Kishori
  • Patent number: 5093134
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula,A.sub.x [D'(MW.sub.11 O.sub.39).sub.2 ].multidot.yH.sub.2 Oin which A is a cation, x is an integer, M is B, Si or P, D is metal and D' is a lanthanide in oxidation state 3 or 4, L is a neutral or anionic ligand, and y is an interger, have anti-viral activity in a standard screen, and may be used to produce compositions and also coated articles and devices for treatment or prophylactic treatment of patients at risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Barry A. Murrer, Brian R. C. Theobald, Paul D. Savage
  • Patent number: 5071909
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for immobilizing proteins or peptides onto a flat, microporous membrane surface in a form suitable for sequence analysis or other chemical or enzymatic processes. The process involves the formation of a thin polymer network that entraps the protein or peptide therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl J. C. Pappin, James M. Coull, Hubert Koester
  • Patent number: 5035900
    Abstract: Enzymes and other biologically produced materials are recovered from the fermentation broth or other liquor in which they are provided initially and simultaneously distributed throughout particles of a polymeric matrix by dissolving the polymer in the liquor, dispersing the resultant polymer solution in a non-aqueous liquor in the presence of a stabiliser, and azeotroping the dispersion to produce either dry beads or a dispersion of small particles in the non-aqueous liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Allied Colloids Ltd.
    Inventors: John Langley, Kenneth C. Symes, Peter Holm