Patents by Inventor Chris Elkin

Chris Elkin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning
    Patent number: 7041481
    Abstract: A system for nucleic acid amplification of a sample comprises partitioning the sample into partitioned sections and performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample. Another embodiment of the invention provides a system for nucleic acid amplification and detection of a sample comprising partitioning the sample into partitioned sections, performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample, and detecting and analyzing the partitioned sections of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Brian L. Anderson, Billy W. Colston, Jr., Chris Elkin
  • Chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning
    Publication number: 20040180346
    Abstract: A system for nucleic acid amplification of a sample comprises partitioning the sample into partitioned sections and performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample. Another embodiment of the invention provides a system for nucleic acid amplification and detection of a sample comprising partitioning the sample into partitioned sections, performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample, and detecting and analyzing the partitioned sections of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California.
    Inventors: Brian L. Anderson, Billy W. Colston, Chris Elkin