Patents by Inventor Edouard S. P. Bouvier

Edouard S. P. Bouvier 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).

  • Patent number: 6723236
    Abstract: A solid phase extraction (SPE) device having a reservoir with an opening; a well comprising an internally tapered wall, the well having a wider interior diameter at an end closest to the opening than at an exit spout; a first filter within the well; a bed of sorbent particles within the well below the first filter, and a second filter having a diameter smaller than the first filter within the well below the bed of sorbent particles and above the exit spout is provided. A method of performing SPE using the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Waters Investments Limited
    Inventors: Raymond P. Fisk, Pamela Carmen Iraneta, Yuri Tuvim, Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Jonathan Belanger, Martin Gilar
  • Publication number: 20040011729
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution comprises contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Waters Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20030178370
    Abstract: A solid phase extraction (SPE) device having a reservoir with an opening; a well comprising an internally tapered wall, the wall having a wider interior diameter at an end closest to the opening than at an exit spout; a first filter placed within the well; a bed of sorbent particles placed within the well below the first filter; and a second filter having a diameter smaller than the first filter placed within the well below the bed of sorbent particles and above the exit spout is provided. A method of performing SPE using the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Waters Investments Limited
    Inventors: Raymond P. Fisk, Pamela Carmen Iraneta, Yuri Tuvim, Edouard S.P. Bouvier, Jonathan Belanger, Martin Gilar
  • Publication number: 20030116707
    Abstract: A MALDI sample plate 1 is disclosed which comprises a metallic substrate 2 having a circular groove or moat 3. A hydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene layer 4 is applied to the substrate 2 and a central portion 5 of the substrate 2 is laser etched which roughens the surface of the substrate 2. A thin polystyrene layer is then applied to the polytetrafluoroethylene layer 4 and the central portion 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Micromass Limited
    Inventors: Jeff Brown, Dominic Gostick, Edouard S. P. Bouvier, John Charles Gebler, Peter Jeng Jong Lee, James Ian Langridge, Emmanuelle Claude, Weibin Chen
  • Publication number: 20030094206
    Abstract: Methods and devices for the management of fluid flow within nanoscale analytical systems, comprising a freeze thaw valve having differing geomentries to constrict a frozen plug within the freeze thaw segment. The freeze thaw valve is directed to use in high-pressure analytical systems. The geometry of an inner diameter of a channel or tube within a freeze thaw segment is configured to cause constriction of a freeze plug when axial force is applied. The constriction is used in the flow-path of a freeze thaw valve to prevent movement of the frozen plug at high pressures to avoid valve leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Geoff C. Gerhardt, Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Theodore Dourdeville
  • Patent number: 6557575
    Abstract: Methods and devices for the management of fluid flow within nanoscale analytical systems, comprising a freeze thaw valve having differing geomentries to constrict a frozen plug within the freeze thaw segment. The freeze thaw valve is directed to use in high-pressure analytical systems. The geometry of an inner diameter of a channel or tube within a freeze thaw segment is configured to cause constriction of a freeze plug when axial force is applied. The constriction is used in the flow-path of a freeze thaw valve to prevent movement of the frozen plug at high pressures to avoid valve leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Waters Investments Limited
    Inventors: Geoff C. Gerhardt, Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Theodore Dourdeville
  • Publication number: 20030042206
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Waters Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 6468422
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Waters Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20010035372
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Waters Corporation
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 6254780
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Waters Corporation
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 6106721
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Waters Corporation
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 5976367
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Waters Corporation
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald
  • Patent number: 5882521
    Abstract: A method for removing an organic solute from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with a polymer formed by copolymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more hydrophilic monomers, whereby the solute is adsorbed onto the polymer. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous buffer. The hydrophobic monomer can be, for example, divinylbenzene. The hydrophilic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic monomer, such as a vinylpyridine or N-vinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Waters Investment Ltd.
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Randy E. Meirowitz, Patrick D. McDonald