Patents by Inventor Alison Mary Mainwood

Alison Mary Mainwood 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).

  • Molecular imaging
    Patent number: 6613210
    Abstract: A method of imaging molecules of interest within a biological sample includes shining a UV light onto the sample and detecting the molecular UV absorption. Where the molecules of interest are themselves UV absorbers, the intrinsic absorption of those molecules may be used. If the molecules of interest are not good UV absorbers, UV-aborbing tag molecules may be use. The method may be used in molecular imaging devices of all types, and in DNA sequences. A novel diamond-based detector is disclosed which is suitable for many applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    Inventors: John Francis Hassard, Stuart Hassard, Alison Mary Mainwood
  • Molecular imaging
    Patent number: 6017435
    Abstract: A method of imaging molecules of interest within a biological sample includes shining a UV light onto the sample and detecting the molecular UV absorption. Where the molecules of interest are themselves UV absorbers, the intrinsic absorption of those molecules may be used. If the molecules of interest are not good UV absorbers, UV-absorbing tag molecules may be used. The method may be used in molecular imaging devices of all types, and in DNA sequencers. A novel diamond-based detector is disclosed which is suitable for many applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    Inventors: John Francis Hassard, Stuart Hassard, Alison Mary Mainwood