Patents by Inventor Elizabeth K. Brown

Elizabeth K. Brown 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).

  • DESTRUCTIBLE SURFACTANTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140065651
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing chemical reactions of molecules, e.g., biomolecules, with destructible surfactants. The chemical reactions may involve and/or be associate with analysis, e.g., solubilizing, separating, purifying and/or characterizing the molecules. In one aspect, the anionic surfactants of the present invention may be selectively broken up at relatively low pH. The resulting breakdown products of the surfactants may be removed from the molecule/sample with relative ease. The invention has applicability in a variety of analytical techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edouard S. Bouvier, Bruce J. Compton, John C. Gebler, Martin Gilar, Ying Q. Yu, Peter J. Lee, Elizabeth K. Brown
  • Destructible surfactants and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8580533
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing chemical reactions of molecules, e.g., biomolecules, with destructible surfactants. The chemical reactions may involve and/or be associate with analysis, e.g., solubilizing, separating, purifying and/or characterizing the molecules. In one aspect, the anionic surfactants of the present invention may be selectively broken up at relatively low pH. The resulting breakdown products of the surfactants may be removed from the molecule/sample with relative ease. The invention has applicability in a variety of analytical techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Bruce J. Compton, John C. Gebler, Martin Gilar, Ying-Qing Yu, Peter Jeng-Jong Lee, Elizabeth K. Brown