Patents Examined by Michael S. Wysor
  • Stabilized stain composition
    Patent number: 4741898
    Abstract: Formulations of a cationic dye component (e.g., Azure A-Azure B-Azure C mixtures), an anionic dye component (e.g., Eosin Y) and an alcohol solvent (e.g., methanol or methanol-glycerol mixtures) are stabilized by an amino acid or its acid addition salt (e.g. lysine hydrochloride or glycine or a mixture of these).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Fisher Scientific Company
    Inventors: Arjun Mallik, Daniel Koetters, Ludmilla Pluto
  • Antihyperlipidemic amine boranes
    Patent number: 4740504
    Abstract: Trialkylamine borane compounds are useful as antihyperlipidemic agents for lowering serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corp.
    Inventors: Iris H. Hall, Robert J. Brotherton, Edward L. Docks
  • Method for drying biological specimens
    Patent number: 4735794
    Abstract: A method for preparing biological specimens for the scanning electron microscope utilizes a select group of fluorocarbon solvents. Replacement of drying solvents with a fluorocarbon solvent, followed by direct sublimation, provides comparable results to critical point drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Ted Pella, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin C. Parkinson