Patents Assigned to Theobald Smith Research Institute, Inc.
  • Method for isolating nucleic acids
    Patent number: 5804684
    Abstract: The invention features a method of isolating nucleic acid in a substantially purified form, including the steps of: a) contacting a biological sample which contains aggregated nucleic acid with a matrix comprising a solid hydrophilic organic polymer without an effective positive charge under conditions which permit the nucleic acid to bind to the matrix; and b) recovering nucleic acid from the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Theobald Smith Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Xing Su
  • Method and apparatus for electro-elution of biological molecules
    Patent number: 5415758
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for electro-elution of a biological molecule from a biological sample matrix, the methods including electro-eluting a negatively charged molecule from each of plural individual sample matrices via corresponding plural electric fields which include an electrified anode wire comprising a plurality of serially connected conductive extensions and an electrified cathode wire, wherein each electric field extends from a single conductive anode extension and the cathode wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Theobald Smith Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Anne M. Comeau