Patents by Inventor Ganaganor Visweswara Shivashankar

Ganaganor Visweswara Shivashankar 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).

  • Apparatus and method for immobilizing molecules onto a substrate
    Patent number: 6139831
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for immobilizing molecules, particularly biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, or hormones onto a substrate such as glass or silica; patterns of immobilization can be made resulting in addressable, discrete arrays of molecules on a substrate, having applications in bioelectronics, DNA hybridization assays, drug assays, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Rockfeller University
    Inventors: Ganaganor Visweswara Shivashankar, Albert J. Libchaber