Patents by Inventor Thomas Woods Keough

Thomas Woods Keough 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).

  • Peptide fragmentation
    Patent number: 7074570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a polypeptide using a class of novel, water-stable reagents. More specifically, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of (a) derivatization in an aqueous solution of the N-terminus of the polypeptide, or the N-termini of one or more peptides of the polypeptide, with at least one acidic reagent which comprises a sulfonyl moiety coupled to an activated acid moiety to provide one or more peptide derivatives; (b) analyzing at least one such derivative using a mass spectrometric technique to provide a fragmentation pattern; and (c) interpreting the fragmentation pattern. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a kit for identifying a polypeptide by a mass spectrometric technique, which kit comprises at least one acidic reagent comprising a sulfonyl moiety coupled to an activated acid moiety in a container together with suitable means for analysis of the fragmentation pattern obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB
    Inventors: Ronnie Palmgren, Jean-Luc Maloisel, Maria Liminga, Thomas Woods Keough, Robert Scott Youngquist
  • Textile finishing composition and methods for using same
    Patent number: 7008457
    Abstract: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from a number of phosphorous containing materials derived from maleic acid. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Robb Richard Gardner, Thomas Woods Keough, William Michael Scheper, Yiping Sun
  • Textile finishing composition and methods for using same
    Publication number: 20030088923
    Abstract: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from a number of phosphorous containing materials derived from maleic acid. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Robb Richard Gardner, Thomas Woods Keough, William Michael Scheper, Yiping Sun
  • Peptide fragmentation
    Publication number: 20030032056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a polypeptide using a class of novel, water-stable reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Ronnie Palmgren, Jean-Luc Maloisel, Maria Liminga, Thomas Woods Keough, Robert Scott Youngquist