Patents by Inventor Mark Rickerd

Mark Rickerd 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).

  • Coated surfaces with high capacity for capturing target molecules
    Patent number: 6638728
    Abstract: New protein coated surfaces, which have a high capacity for capturing target molecules, thus yielding assays with enhanced sensitivity, are disclosed. Surfaces prepared according to the present invention contain a coating consisting essentially of streptavidin, avidin or “NeutrAvidin” in polymeric form, wherein polymerization has been controlled to an extent such that the polymer is predominantly dimers, trimers and tetramers of the native molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Surbhi Desai, Mark Rickerd, Ineabel Horneij